Tables of Penalties: Examining Sexual Misconduct in the Federal Workplace and Lax Federal Responses

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Tables of Penalties: Examining Sexual Misconduct in the Federal Workplace and Lax Federal Responses

Abstract

The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform initiated an investigation with respect to an oversight inquiry into the use of Tables of Penalties and disciplinary guidelines in the federal workplace. The committee requested Tables of Penalties from 26 executive agencies. In this report, the findings of the Committee concerning the investigation conclusion that some agencies lack a Table of Penalties altogether as well as others that fail to address sexual misconduct are presented.