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Whistleblower Reprisal and Management Failures at the U.S. Chemical Safety Board

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
Abstract
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform investigated allegations that the General Counsel of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), Richard Loeb, had acquired the identities of several whistleblowers who filed complaints with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel. The Committee conducted ten interviews of current and former CSB employees, received briefings, and reviewed documents produced by the EPA Office of Inspector General, the Office of Special Counsel, and the CSB. The investigation revealed numerous deficiencies in the functioning of the CSB, which led the Committee to conclude that under the leadership of Chairman Moure-Eraso, the agency had failed to fulfill its mission. The report recommends a change in leadership to help the struggling agency regain its focus on safety issues and provide necessary guidance to the industry.
Date
2014-06-19
Document Type
House Joint Majority Staff Report
Serial Number
Document Length
84 pages
Congress
113
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Staff Reports
PAP Major Code
20: Government Operations
PAP Minor Code
2004: Civil Service Issues
Related Hearings
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on "Whistleblower Reprisal and Management Failures at the U.S. Chemical Safety Board," 113th Cong., H.Hrg. 113-120, (2014, June 19)
Press Releases and Contextual Information
https://web.archive.org/web/20230615152138/https://oversight.house.gov/report/leadership-failure-chemical-safety-board-jeopardizes-agency-mission-puts-safety-risk/