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April 9th, 2018
Credit: GAO
Hey all you space whistleblowers out there – suck in the new United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) report: NASA Contractor Whistleblowers – Steps Taken to Implement Program but Improvements to Timeliness and Guidance Needed.
Fulfilling its duty
The GAO notes that NASA relies on contractor employees to fulfill its mission—and these employees are legally protected from reprisal, such as demotion or firing, for whistleblowing.
The question: Is the agency fulfilling its duty to investigate reprisal complaints from these employees in a timely manner?
Credit: NASA
30-day clock ticking in a timely manner?
Since 2008, NASA has not made a final determination of whether or not a reprisal occurred in the required 30-day time frame, nor has the agency evaluated its process for reviewing those complaints in a timely manner.
The GAO has recommended that NASA take steps to ensure that it meets its 30-day time frame.
NASA agreed with the recommendations and plans to develop a documented process to ensure it reviews reprisal complaints in a timely manner and clarify guidance as appropriate, among other things.
For the GAO Highlights page, go to:
https://www.gao.gov/assets/700/690532.pdf
To access the full GAO report, go to:
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