Robert Benkeser, manager at the Greater Los Angeles VA, fired whistle-blower Anthony Salazar after Salazar tried to bring the theft to light. The department convened an “administrative investigation board” (AIB) that resulted in “a letter of counseling” to Benkeser for mismanaging the motor pool. Benkeser then fired Salazar several months later.
he Office of Special Counsel (OSC), a government-wide agency that protects whistle-blowers, said earlier this month that VA blocked Salazar from showing that he was being retaliated against. The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) imposed “an overly rigorous” standard of proof to show prohibited retaliation.
Rep. Mike Coffman, chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, demanded Aug. 18 to know what happened to the missing vehicles, how the AIB worked, and the position top VA management took before the MSPB in the matter of Salazar’s job.
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7 comments:
This is how conspiracies are protected.
Nobody wants to talk because of the retaliation.
The federal government PONZIE scheme is finally catching up. The bubble is about to burst
Only 1/3 of the cars. Why worry? OMG, we're going to hel&ll
Obama didn't fix it. Hillary won't care. Vote Trump.
Government out of control is why we need Trump!
Trump would not side with a man named Salazar, that is a Mexican surname and we know where his loyalty is. Just like the judge in Illinois.
Trump sides with the truth and the veterans.
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