This article doesn't surprise me. I worked for years in the UW System all kinds of waste going on.

EMMO46, you nailed it, davek actually blemish on government run anything which is what both parties promote, watch what they do not what they say.

Reminds me, one of the jobs I had working my way thru college was as a waitress. If I made a mistake on a guest check and undercharged a customer it came out of my pay check. Boy did I pay attention to the guest checks I issued. And the owner paid attention by going over the guest checks every night after he closed up. Too bad the govt doesn't pay that kind of attention to taxpayers money.

It's easy to let it slide when it's someone else's money.

People working on payroll don't like to be called out on mistakes. I was overplayed by getting a double check. I tried to return the 2nd check, but the person that wrote the check simply said," the check has already been cut, it's yours, nothing can be done about it". This was before they became computerized, not that it's much better. Someone still has to enter the information. Some people just can't admit to a mistake.

It wasn't too long ago, when some were claiming some illegal was going on at WEDC.

WEDC was formed less than 2 years ago, and had issues because the loans were not being tracked. The issue has been resolved.

"This is probably fallout from the failed payroll system overhaul last decade. It's been a mess for a long time. (The basic problems seem to be computerization at different campuses/colleges that isn't centrally compatible.)"

Where is the outrage, if this has been a "mess for a long time"? Why didn't any of the "smart" people at the schools figure it out, or maybe they were hiding it?

Another "leftover" from the Doyle era. Paying premiums for people who are no longer employed, similar to the dead people voting issue (which continues to exist).

Sounds like an investigation needs to be done.

RetiredAirForce...and we are getting this type of mismanagement with Obamacare. Just wait.

Yep this is the type of help some voters want for their healthcare system.

Another blemish on the Walker era.

(sarcasm alert)
Golly gee! They "overpaid health premiums by $15.4 million" in one year.
Oh well, it's only taxpayer money, so it's no big deal to the bureaucrats (Dems and GOPs) who run our state.
$15.4 million is just pocket change to those folks.

Gee the publicly run retirement fund has credited the state, but the privately run insurance insurance company only a fraction of what we as taxpayers are owed.

This is probably fallout from the failed payroll system overhaul last decade. It's been a mess for a long time. (The basic problems seem to be computerization at different campuses/colleges that isn't centrally compatible.)

Wow..who have they got working in the payroll department that shouldn't be?

earned: The overpayment to the retirement system has already been reconciled as stated in the article.
It is the health premium overpayments that are still outstanding.

I think that just like when the State Workforce Development overpays you then they send you to Collections. I think that Retirement is one that they should take back through collections. This is OUR TAXES that we overpaid to the people they knew they shouldn't have received the overpayment.