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Notification of Concerns Regarding the Department of Justice’s Compliance with Whistleblower Protections for Employees with a Security Clearance

Submitting OIG:

Department of Justice OIG

Date Issued:

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Department of Justice

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

24-067

Component, if applicable:

Other DOJ Components

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Other

Questioned Costs:

$0

Funds for Better Use:

$0

Number of Recommendations:

4

Report updated under NDAA 5274:

No

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Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation	Additional Details
1	Open		https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Department revise DOJ Instruction 1700.00.01 to:1.Ensure that there is a process for employees to file a retaliation claim with the OIG when a security clearance review or suspension lasts longer than 1 year;2.Ensure that employees are notified in writing of their right to file a retaliation claim with the OIG when a security clearance review or suspension lasts longer than 1 year;3.Ensure that employees who have had their security clearance suspended, revoked, or denied, and have made a retaliation claim, have an opportunity, to the extent practicable, to “retain their government employment status” during a security investigation; and4.Put in place a process to review the monthly reports that DOJ Instruction 1700.00.01 requires of components in suspension cases exceeding 90 days in order to assess whether components are complying with the DOJ Instruction’s requirement that components “make every effort to resolve suspension cases as expeditiously as circumstances permit.”
2	Open		https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Department direct that each component ensure that its internal policies, directives, and procedures comply with the revisions to DOJ Instruction 1700.00.01, Section 3341, and SEAD 9.