The cost to fix the federal government's troubled Phoenix pay system has risen above the original amount spent to implement it. With the additional money, the cost to fix Phoenix has risen to about $402 million — more than the $309.5 million it cost to implement the system. In addition to the $142 million announced Wednesday, the government spent $50 million last year to bolster its satellite offices. The government is also foregoing for three years an annual $70 million it was supposed to save on Phoenix. The $142 million will be spent over two years to recruit, hire and train new staff and pay for new technology to make their work more efficient.

Source: CBC News May 24, 2017 13:39 UTC