Obama Administration Handed Out $400M in Bonuses to Federal Employees in 2009

(The Blast) - Despite a shaky economy and unemployment rate hovering around the 10 percent marker, the Obama Administration dished out more than $400 million in bonuses in 2009 to federal employees; up $80.8 million dollars from the previous year, according to the Daily Record.

Bonuses given out ranged anywhere from $25 to $94,200 with the most being paid to a senior foreign affairs officer at the Department of State in Washington.