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EPISODE · May 21, 2019 · 22 MIN

$2-billion and counting. How the federal Phoenix pay system failed

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The IBM-built Phoenix pay software was supposed to save millions of dollars a year by simplifying payroll for federal workers. Instead, it wreaked havoc on workers' T4s and pay stubs -- while the costs for taxpayers ballooned. Parliamentary reporter Hannah Thibedeau explains how we ended up here.

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