The Defense Financing and Accounting Service (DFAS) Cleveland branch is firing 67 employees over their own personal debt. DFAS Cleveland processes paychecks and pensions for Pentagon employees. Twenty employees have already been fired, 23 are currently on suspension, and 24 are set to be terminated next month.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer:
Angelo "Troy" Marshall will lose his job with the federal government Friday after 17 years.
Not because of a poor job performance or downsizing, but because he owes nearly $6,000 on credit card and medical bills.
The 48-year-old Cuyahoga Falls man is among 67 workers who he said will be fired at the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Cleveland because of security concerns about their personal credit. U.S. Reps. Dennis Kucinich and Steve LaTourette are aware of the situation and said the rules need to be changed.