Subscribe

USDA spends $4 million on time clocks, doesn’t know how long food inspectors work

By Michal Conger
Published
Add Washington Examiner on Google
USDA spends $4 million on time clocks, doesn’t know how long food inspectors work

U.S. Department of Agriculture officials spent $4 million on a revolutionary workplace innovation this year: a clock that measures time worked in one-minute increments.

The Food Safety and Inspection Service uses an “outdated” payroll system that measures employees’ hours in 15-minute increments, meaning FSIS doesn’t know exactly how long its employees actually work, according to a recent report by the USDA inspector General.

Print subscriber? Click here to login/register your account
Digital subscriber? Click here to login/register your account.

Full midterm coverage.Deeper analysis.

Get unlimited access to Washington Examiner's reporting, expert analysis, and coverage of the midterm elections.

Get Unlimited Access

Cancel anytime.

Tag:

Agriculture Follow the Money Michal Conger Watchdog