The US Secret Service implemented tougher disciplinary measures after preliminary findings from an internal investigation found agents missed an intruder at national security adviser Jake Sullivan’s home in part because they were using their personal phones, people briefed on the matter said.
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle in recent days ordered increased penalties for employees who violate policies on duty, including the use of personal devices while on the job.
The moves are partly in response to initial findings of an internal investigation following the April incident at Sullivan’s home, when agents on his protective detail failed to see an intruder enter and exit, the sources said.
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Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2023 8:30 am
by Slim Cognito
Sorry the intruder broke in and attacked my assignment but I was just about to beat level 65 on Candy Crush!"
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Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2023 11:47 am
by RTH10260
How cute, the KGB doesn't even have to set up a honeytrap, they just can walk in
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Of course the KGB expects nothing else after just having had nusupervised visits at the WH
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Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2024 2:34 am
by RTH10260
A case was reported in the Veterans thread
Social Security recipients struggle to pay back agency after unexpected overpayments
By Anderson Cooper, Aliza Chasan, Andy Court, Annabelle Hanflig
November 5, 2023 / 7:00 PM EST / CBS News
Roy Farmer was 11 years old when his family last received Social Security benefits for him. Farmer has cerebral palsy; as a child, he had leg braces and couldn't walk.
More than two decades ago, Social Security determined he was no longer medically eligible for benefits. His family received several thousand more dollars while Farmer's mother appealed the decision. The appeal was eventually denied, and the money sent to the family over the course of the appeal was deemed an overpayment. Two years ago, Farmer learned that the Social Security Administration expected him to pay back that excess money his mother received when he was a child.
Farmer is one of about a million people getting billed each year over miscalculated payments from the Social Security Administration. Retirees and disabled workers are being told to pay up, and it often doesn't matter whether they're at fault or not.
How much has the Social Security administration overpaid people?
The Social Security Administration has a balance of more than $20 billion in overpayments, according to a November 2022 report by the agency's inspector general. A spokesperson said the agency is "required by law" to recover overpayments.
"Our payment accuracy rates are high," the Social Security Administration said in a statement, yet "even small error rates add up to substantial improper payment amounts."The agency said its privacy rules prevent it from commenting on individual cases.
During testimony before a congressional committee on October 18, Social Security Administration Acting Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi said 1,028,389 people were sent overpayment notices in the 2022 fiscal year and 986,912 in fiscal 2023.
