This Google™ translation feature, provided on the Employment Development Department (EDD) website, is for informational purposes only.The web pages currently in English on the EDD website are the official and accurate source for the program information and services the EDD provides."Many managers would like to get rid of problem employees and find that they have to go through a challenging process," Stier said.A CBS News analysis of cases under review by the Merit System Protection Board (MSPB), an appeals board for federal workers, found other instances of employees who had committed seemingly fireable offenses who were later reinstated to their jobs, often with back pay and interest. Five years ago, the General Services Administration (GSA) spent more than 0,000 on a lavish conference in Las Vegas.

At a Congressional hearing, EPA administrator Gina Mc Carthy was asked why she hadn't fired the employee and said, "I actually have to work through the administrative process, as you know."The administrative process meant to prevent against politically motivated firings is the civil servant protection system.

In the private sector, if you're caught viewing porn on company time or intimidating a co-worker, you'd probably be fired immediately; not so if you're a federal employee.

A CBS News investigation looks at how hard it is for the U. government to discipline or fire employees who behave badly.

With examples ranging from extravagant to explicit, civil service rules meant to protect public workers from political pressure may be backfiring, and costing you big, reports CBS News correspondent Don Dahler.

At the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), red tape is preventing the removal of a top level employee accused of viewing porn two to six hours a day while at work, since 2010.