ID:

400

Date:

2008-10-31

Headline:

Whistle-blowers get little help if punished

Reporter's name:

Richard Lardner

Delay/denial:

No

Lawsuit:

No

Fees:

No

Media outlet:

Associated Press

City:

Washington, DC

Summary:

The Associated Press used FOIA to obtain a confidential government survey from the Pentagon's Office of Inspector General (OIG) revealing OIG staff to be demoralized and doubtful that supervisors respect their work.

Notes:

The OIG posted the survey online in response to a request by PaperTrail, the blog of the Center for Public Integrity. PaperTrail also reports on a separate report from Senator Grassley's office examining similar problems. [citation: http://www.publicintegrity.org/blog/entry/909/]

Keywords:

military, whistleblower, pentagon, inspector general, investigation, report, retaliation, GAP

URL:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/topstories/2008-10-31-784544259_x.htm

Agencies:

DOD

States:

DC

Categories:

military