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Fraud

Findings of Retaliation by Management Official in the HHS Office of the Chief Information Officer

The Special Investigations Branch of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG), conducted an investigation in response to allegations brought by the complainant, a former employee of the HHS Office of the Chief Information Officer. The complainant alleged that the complainant’s supervisors and responsible management officials (RMOs) retaliated against the complainant for reporting a security violation. OIG investigators found that the RMOs suspended and subsequently revoked complainant’s security clearance in retaliation for making a protected disclosure. The OIG investigative report was provided to the Secretary of HHS and included a recommendation that the Secretary take appropriate action.