Federal Personnel: Garnishments of Wages for Commercial and Domestic Debts
GGD-88-49FS
Published: Feb 17, 1988. Publicly Released: Mar 15, 1988.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information regarding the: (1) extent to which federal agencies honor and deny orders to garnish civilian employees' wages; and (2) cost of processing garnishment orders.
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Agency proceedingsChild support paymentsClaims processing costsDebt collectionDivorced personsFederal agency accounting systemsFederal employeesFederal personnel administrative lawWage garnishmentsPostal service