Complainant is a Senior Special Agent with the United States Secret Service. For 20 years, he worked in a variety of investigative and protective duties until his security clearance was suspended in 2013. Complainant reported to us that the Secret Service suspended and revoked his security clearance as retaliation for disclosing alleged violations of federal antidiscrimination laws and for separately reporting abuse of authority on the part of his former Special Agent in Charge and other officials. As a result of these security clearance actions, the Secret Service placed Complainant on administrative leave and then indefinite suspension without pay, his current status with the agency.Underpinning this matter are allegations of whistleblower retaliation by adverse security clearance action. For the first time within the Department of Homeland Security, under Presidential Policy Directive 19 (PPD-19), we have substantiated an instance of retaliation related to security clearance actions.
| Report Date | Agency Reviewed / Investigated | Report Title | Type | Location | |
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| Department of Homeland Security | Whistleblower Retaliation Report of Investigation Regarding Alleged Reprisal Against a Secret Service Special Agent | Investigation | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Federal Housing Finance Agency | FHFA’s 2015 Report of Examination to Fannie Mae Failed to Follow FHFA’s Standards Because it Reported on an Incomplete Targeted Examination of the Enterprise’s New Representation and Warranty Framework | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Federal Housing Finance Agency | FHFA’s 2015 and 2016 Supervisory Activities, as Planned, Addressed Identified Risks with Freddie Mac’s New Representation and Warranty Framework | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| General Services Administration | Audit of GSA's Space Reduction Projects in the Pacific Rim Region | Audit |
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| General Services Administration | GSA Office of Inspector General's Fiscal Year 2016 Risk Assessment of GSA's Charge Card Program | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Corporation for Public Broadcasting | Limited Scope Audit of Indirect Administrative Support Reported as Non-Federal Financial Support at KPBS TV and Radio, San Diego State University, San Diego, California for the Period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, Report No. ACJ1706-1708 | Audit |
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| Commodity Futures Trading Commission | Lean Labor: A Case Study | Other | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | Harvey, Irma, and Maria Disaster Scams - Fraud Alert | Disaster Recovery Report | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Department of Energy | Allegation of Nepotism and Misuse of Position Within the Office of Management | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Department of Agriculture | Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagement No. 18 Report on Controls at The National Finance Center for October 1, 2016 to July 31, 2017 | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
