https://www.gao.gov/products/130296

B-223069: Jul 3, 1986

The Department of Commerce requested a decision as to whether it should: (1) make retroactive deductions from the salaries of military retirees in its employ who erroneously received cost-of-living increases as well as annual civil-service pay increases; or (2) make refunds to those employees from whom it had collected the correct amounts. GAO found that: (1) the legislation repealing the pay dedu...

https://www.gao.gov/products/449845

B-223069: Jul 3, 1986

WHICH REQUIRED THAT FOR FISCAL YEARS 1983- 1985 DEDUCTIONS BE MADE FROM THE CIVILIAN PAY OF RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES WHO WERE EMPLOYED AS CIVILIANS BY THE GOVERNMENT. SINCE THE REPEALING LEGISLATION IS NOT RETROACTIVE. COLLECTION ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN ON THE AMOUNTS STILL DUE UNDER SUBSECTION 301(D) FOR THE PERIOD DURING WHICH THE SUBSECTION WAS IN EFFECT. THERE IS NO AUTHORITY T...