Grassley and Ernst Demand Accountability from ATF

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The administrative state has a habit of giving the finger to the taxpayers.



This time ATF was improperly classifying civil service employees in order to boost their paychecks at taxpayer expense. Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst called them out on this.

Iowa senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are calling for accountability and a full review of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF’s) unlawful misclassification of administrative positions as “law enforcement.” Not only was this decades-long practice illegal, but it also burned millions of taxpayer dollars.

ATF for years turned a blind eye to classification errors, even after whistleblowers brought it to management’s attention as early as 2018. This maladministration resulted in up to $20 million in overpayments to at least 91 employees who erroneously received enhanced law enforcement salaries and benefits while performing human resources, administrative and other non-law enforcement duties.

Grassley and Ernst also called for the ATF bureaucrats who made these unlawful decisions to be held accountable.

“Appropriate corrective action must be taken in regards to all employees that allowed taxpayer dollars to be wasted after notification of the aforementioned misconduct,” the senators wrote. “The American public must know ATF will not revert to its previous impropriety after the restoration of its classification authority.”

Nothing will happen. These crooked government employees will be given a slap on the wrist and then receive a bonus or promotion as a reward. That's the way the swamp works.

https://www.grassley.senate.gov/new...classify-law-enforcement-and-fleece-taxpayers