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Turmoil in Alaska

Turmoil in Alaska

Retired
Interior
Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:34 AM

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Gosh, this is one of those stories that must have lots of interesting details - all of which are omitted from the story! FedSmith, don't be such a tease!

Turmoil in Alaska

Specialist
USDA
Wed Jul 26, 2006 8:31 AM

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Kudos to the former State Director's Secretary! Being a whistleblower takes guts and perseverance, good luck in your future employment with USDA in Alaska. You will need it

Not surprising

Another Government Employee
Does it matter?
Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:27 AM

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This always happens; an employee tries to give sound advice to a supervisor but it turns around to bite you.

To make matters worst, the Agency does not admit any fault, although most likely the Human Resource Manager, as well as the Administrative Officer of Alaska probably were involved in the soliciting or actual investigation ordered against the employee. The State Director could not have ordered a misconduct investigation without going through the Administrative Division.

These results are not surprising....

Full Story

LERS
DOD
Wed Jul 26, 2006 1:35 PM

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The link to the full story as provided by the Anchorage Daily News.

http://www.adn.com/news/politics/elections/story/8007022p-7900118c.html

Re: Full Story

Retired
Interior
Thu Jul 27, 2006 7:06 AM
Thanks for the link, it certainly helped flesh out the story. Ms. Hayes should certainly be commended for not only taking on her boss, but her politically-appointed boss. Years ago I worked for a USDA bureau, for a politically-appointed supervisor. It was extremely difficult. I wish Ms. Hayes all the best!

Retired - Not Resigned

HR Specialist
Army
Mon Jul 31, 2006 4:37 AM

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Bill Allen was also found guilty of violating Hatch Act from another complaint. A complaint was made in August 2002 and OSC just concluded their investigation. OSC's investigative results stated that "evidence was found to conclude that Mr. Allen violated the Hatch Act when he requested assistance from a subordinate while preparations were being made for the campaign event...however, because Mr. Allen has resigned from federal service, OSC has closed its complaint file in this matter."

Also, Mr. Allen was allowed to retire, not resign. By retiring he was allowed to take certain benefits (still paid for by the tax payer) into retirement.

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