Should officials in the federal government who engage in bullying and unlawful violations face discipline?

Question

On May 15, 2002, Congress passed the Notification and Federal Anti-Discrimination and Retaliation (No FEAR) Act after hearing testimony that federal workforce abuse reduces government's ability to timely and adequately address vital public needs. http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/no_fear/pl_107-1743.pdf

Chronic problems of discrimination and retaliation against federal employees and citizens have costs taxpayers in the billions. Yet, presently managers do not face any mandatory discipline for breaking the No FEAR law. No FEAR was intended to make federal managers and agencies more accountable when allegations of discrimination, retaliation, and harassment are made. Yet, eleven years after the passage of No FEAR federal officials continue to violate laws with impunity and without "consequences." Take the case of the chief information officer in the U.S. Department of Interior’s solicitor's office who the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) found guilty of discrimination. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/25/AR2010082506768.html
On July 2, 2010, the EEOC ruled that the senior public official had engaged in civil rights violations. Nevertheless, on July 18, 2010, the Interior Department awarded the official who broke the No FEAR law with a pay increase and deemed his “performance” at an acceptable level. Petition to hold public officials accountable: http://www.change.org/petitions/president-obama-sign-executive-order-mandate-discipline-for-public-officials-who-break-civil-rights-laws-2

Answer 1

I unequivocally agree that officials government officials should face disciplinary actions, mandatory disciplinary actions. Congress and portions of the country are screaming about government spending and waste. Yet they ignore the considerable costs of allowing federal managers to continue to discriminate against federal employees. These managers do so because they know rarely if ever will anything be done to them, that they will not face penalty or be held accountable. This is why it is so incredibly important to strengthen the NO FEAR legislation by adding mandatory penalties to hold Responsible Management Officials (RMOs) accountable. The Coalition For Change (C4C) "Unleash No FEAR" campaign brings this issue to the forefront. Challenge President Obama to address this issue.



http://www.change.org/petitions/president-obama-sign-executive-order-mandate-discipline-for-public-officials-who-break-civil-rights-laws-2

Answer 2

Absolutely!! Unlawful discrimination means the law is being broken therefore they should be punished for breaking the law. The law was put into place for a reason. They should also be made to pay for their own attorneys when a case is brought against them. The agency should not be using agency attorneys when an EEO COMPLIANT is filed against RMO. especially it the case can't be solved within the compound of that agency. It is very bias and uneven playing grounds when the employee has to spend his/her hard earned money to fight the agency. The agency is taking one side and it is unfair,- because what it is saying to the employee who is supposed to be protected by this law I believe management and not you!! So now the employee is fighting to keep his/ her job, fighting management, and these big government agencies and being discriminated and bullied all over again!!

Answer 3

Yes, anyone who breaks the law should be punished! Why are racists managers allowed to continue to commit crimes? EEOC and the President need to unleash the no fear act & add severe penalties to managers who break the law. Penalties like job termination, personal fines, suspension, jail time etc. Ned to be enforced. Racist managers need to be held accountable.

Answer 4

the overall WELFARE, i wager????????? remember this evil female is attempting to break our u . s . a ., by technique of having us all pay for well being for illegals, at the same time as is the u . s . going to bill Mexico for searching after their human beings for the staggering 40 or so years...........Why is it that interior the staggering 40 or so years we are nevertheless doing this????? is it because without solid adult men that evil prevails?? that is likewise because like maximum persons we are not making 1000's of thousands and function all kinds of tax shelters like maximum celebrities sorts do. So something else persons are left paying the piper, The DC circus, and those who get each and every of the loose stuff do not look previous the loose stuff, something is amiss right here, can everyone discern this out before we provide way....God bless united statesa.........

Answer 5

I work in the military police and have had another officer expose himself to me, and attempt to sexually assault me numerous times ( I kicked his a** for it). I know first hand how unacceptable this behavior is and even though this isn't federal government, its not acceptable and any type of inappropriate behavior, bullying or otherwise should be punished with discipline in my opinion.

Answer 6

Yes. They should be disciplined to the highest extent. An example for one is an example for all.

Answer 7

Absolutely. No one is above the law.

Answer 8

Yes they should DEFINITELY be punished with time in jail, fines, termination

or something else SIGNIFICANT. None of this "ten lashes with a wet noodle"

stuff they usually get. . Again, this type of managerial malfeasance is happening at ALL federal agencies nationwide, and this is only ONE example. One BIG solution would be to remove the FREE representation they get from

U.S. attorneys, who are mandated to PROSECUTE CRIMINALS and

NOT defend them.



CESSPOOL OF MALFEASANCE AND EVIL

by John Jay, Oxnard CA



All of the following have taken place in the past 15 years at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) Point Mugu and China Lake California. There is a screaming need for one of your committees to investigate and/or hold hearing about these urgent and serious allegations I am listing below. I can provide testimony, IF hearings are held here in California. I can provide names of others who would also be willing to testify. Here then is a brief listing of the malfeasance, which is so bad that I have decided to call it "CESSPOOL OF MALFEASANCE AND EVIL".



(1) Negligent homicide (killing of two Navy pilots) during the Point Mugu Air Show of 2002 and falsely blaming the crash on the pilots.



(2) Death of EEO complainant Julie Butz in 1998. Julie Butz (age 35) filed a sexual harassment complaint against her boss (a high level manager) near the start of 1998. She died from a massive heart attack in July of 1998. Was there a connection??? You bet!! Did her boss kill her, by dumping tons of work on her, AFTER he found out about the sexual harassment complaint??? A strong case of NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE could be made against the evil STUPIDvisor!! The EEO group at Point Mugu helped cover up the death of Julie Butz by not having the evil manager and boss prosecuted. They merely removed his supervisory duties and made him attend sexual harassment training. TEN LASHES WITH A WET NOODLE! SOME PUNISHMENT!!!



(3) Reprisals and retaliation against ALL employees who have submitted any EEO complaint or whistle blower complaint. IF you do not leave the base voluntarily, they will eventually fire you, or even try kill you (using stress and bullying as their weapons). That is NO exaggeration whatsoever, because it has happened three times that I am aware of.



(4) A totally dysfunctional EEO system. The primary duty of the EEO office at NAWCWD was to "PROTECT MANAGEMENT FROM EEO LIABILITY", according to a sworn declaration by the Deputy EEO Officer (DEEO) in year 2000. That office still operates according to the same principle today.



(5) Crimes by managers (obstruction of justice and perjury) in the Bryan Hill case, Bill Sowell case, Ron Porter, Dave Schnieder, Gerry

Conway, John Jay, Janice Smets cases, and other cases (federal court,

EEOC, and and MSPB).



(6) Sworn Declaration from former Deputy EEO Officer for NAWCWD stating that her main job was to "PROTECT MANAGEMENT FROM LIABILITY DUE TO EEO COMPLAINTS".



(7) Attempts to harm (kill or disable or otherwise harm) a black, Afro-American employee who has submitted a record number of EEO complaints (on justifiable grounds) against malicious management officials and supervisors. He recently had to retire due to a total mental and physical break down. He was hospitalized for one week after he left the evil Navy base.



(8) Obstruction of justice in every single EEO investigation, and



(9) many crimes or potential crimes besides! A VERITABLE CESSPOOL OF MALFEASANCE or CESSPOOL OF EVIL.



This malfeasance is so bad that it would require a team of 10 investigators several months just to begin skimming the surface of the crimes (obstruction of justice, negligent homicide, attempt to harm an EEO complainant, perjury, and other crimes or potential or probable crimes). This Navy base is NOT the Mafioso but it is NOT too far away from being that bad. Managers are not using guns to harm people but instead using massive, deliberate, willful stress, mobbing, and bullying in vendettas against anyone who disagrees with them, files an EEO complaint, or whistle blower complaint.



Thousands of pages of documents and at least a dozen witnesses can be called upon to back up the foregoing allegations, IF a hearing or investigation takes place here in California, AND IF NAVY INVESTIGATORS ARE FORBIDDEN TO TAKE PART IN ANY INVESTIGATION. The Navy has investigated itself too many times at NAWCWD, while ALWAYS exonerating the accused managers, and allowing the abused victims (EEO complainants

and whistle blowers) to be fired or otherwise punished.



Date written: March 7. 2013



Story written by: JOHN JAY; Oxnard, CA 93035

Email: [e-mail]

Answer 9

Absolutely, and without equivocation!