DHS IG – Allegations of Misconduct and Illegal Discrimination and Retaliation in the Federal Air Marshal Service

Via POGO: Department of Homeland Security OIG – Allegations of Misconduct and Illegal Discrimination and Retaliation in the Federal Air Marshal Service, OIG-12-28, January 2012

  • “Although individual employees may have experienced discrimination or retaliation, our review does not support a finding of widespread discrimination and retaliation within the Federal Air Marshal Service. However, employees’ perceptions of discrimination and retaliation are extensive, and we heard too many negative and conflicting accounts of events to dismiss them. Many Federal Air Marshals and some supervisors think they have been discriminated against, fear retaliation, and believe there is much favoritism. There is a great deal of tension, mistrust, and dislike between non-supervisory and supervisory personnel in field offices around the country. We identified factors that contributed to strained relations and became the basis for the allegations. Limited transparency in management decisions is also at the center of fears of retaliation and perceptions that management is mistreating its workforce.”
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