SCRA Dares The Nerve to Run This Story

And he’s not the only higher-paid employee of the little-understood, state-created technology company to receive big bonuses since the start of 2012.

The Nerve’s review of records provided by SCRA under the state Freedom of Information Act show that of 102 SCRA employees earning at least $50,000 annually, 91 received bonuses ranging from $400 to Mahoney’s $108,752 since Jan. 1, 2012. Forty employees received bonuses of $10,000 or more during the period; 16 executives, including Mahoney, were given bonuses of at least $20,000.

The average bonus among the group was $12,747. A total of $1,159,985 in bonuses was paid during the period.

Of the 102 employees earning $50,000 or more, 43 have salaries of at least $100,000, The Nerve’s review found.

SCRA officials apparently weren’t happy about The Nerve’s request for compensation information.

“Nonetheless, please do not underestimate SCRA’s commitment or resources to cover damages, should the use of this data by you or your organization lead to any cancellation or modification of any SCRA contract, reduction in SCRA’s ability to perform sensitive work for the US government or in any other way inhibit fulfillment of our lawful public mission,” said Micki MacNaughton, SCRA’s director of communications, in an Oct. 10 letter in response to The Nerve’s FOIA request.

MacNaughton’s annual salary of $122,924 was the 27th-highest in The Nerve’s review. She had the 26th-largest bonus at $15,195.

Read the full story at TheNerve.org.