Report: Despite Requirements of Inspector General Act, Chief of Staff Refuses to Provide Agency Information for OIG Evaluation; EPA Whistleblower Training Does Not Address Interference with or Intimidation of Congressional Witnesses
Report #20-E-0053, December 10, 2019
By refusing to provide requested information to the OIG, the Chief of Staff is not complying with the Inspector General Act and the Administrator's memorandum on cooperating with the OIG. Required training, some of which is prepared by the Office of Special Counsel, does not address interfering with or intimidating individuals who communicate with or testify before Congress.
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