Investigative Summary
USAID’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) initiated an investigation into an allegation that a GS-14 USAID employee worked remotely in Florida while receiving locality pay for the Washington, DC area.
OIG found that the individual worked primarily in Florida between June 2022 and November 2024 but received locality pay adjustments for Federal employees based in Washington, DC the entire time. OIG estimated that USAID overpaid the employee more than $23,000 due to the higher pay rate in the National Capital Region.
OIG provided its report to USAID. USAID terminated the employee for poor performance before taking action on OIG’s referral and told OIG they were not pursuing additional action against the former employee.