Department of Justice Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz testifies at a Senate committee on FISA investigation hearing, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. ** FILE **The Justice Department Office of the Inspector General Tuesday identified problems with the DOJ’s compliance with whistleblower protection for employees with a security clearance.
“It’s good that the Inspector General called out DOJ’s systemic disregard for the law in this memo based on the case of Marcus Allen and other whistleblowers,” said Jason Foster, chairman of Empower Oversight, who is representing Mr. Allen. “But we are still waiting for his specific findings about the FBI’s retaliation against Marcus that we first referred to the IG more than a year ago.
The OIG also notes that the DOJ doesn’t consider “any practicable alternatives to indefinite suspension without pay during a security investigation for employees.” 3. Ensure that employees who have had their security clearance suspended, revoked or denied, and have made retaliation claims have an opportunity to “retain their government employment status” during a security investigation.
The OIG in its memo said, “The FBI, like the department, does not have a process that allows employees whose security clearance has been suspended for more than one year to file a retaliation complaint.”
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