The Department of the Interior’s internal watchdog office has concluded that it cannot determine whether an unusual and controversial reassignment of dozens of senior employees ran afoul of federal law — because top Interior officials failed to document how they made their decisions. The report from Interior’s inspector general’s office highlights the latest example of department leaders keeping scant records of their personnel and spending decisions — a practice that has drawn scrutiny from congressional overseers and environmental groups. The Washington Post obtained a copy of the report from two separate sources before investigators published it later on Wednesday. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__wapo.st_2HGmp0I&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=b5NZPQUb9_r2rQ3Zd74ATT3aSs9yKyRnJLOhqJvd7fE&m=y6wFyBJwIo47d7nOlD-wsU_-Qh18jd1UAeAqdKFBHg4&s=5_vci1PusOEDKUHfdTgv12zhDuXOeU6LMWhC8-euKxE&e= https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__wapo.st_2HGmp0I-2B&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=b5NZPQUb9_r2rQ3Zd74ATT3aSs9yKyRnJLOhqJvd7fE&m=y6wFyBJwIo47d7nOlD-wsU_-Qh18jd1UAeAqdKFBHg4&s=diVzCTC-vrkyscY-pK6TPY7Cr9S_D8Ya0Kbx5dPaemY&e= -- Peterk Dallas, Tx [log in to unmask] Save our in-boxes! https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__emailcharter.org&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=b5NZPQUb9_r2rQ3Zd74ATT3aSs9yKyRnJLOhqJvd7fE&m=y6wFyBJwIo47d7nOlD-wsU_-Qh18jd1UAeAqdKFBHg4&s=5a5pVExSZfN2TIGKwAh_ivdWON_UZXgaYaFdZ7c8rtY&e= “If only there were a massive entity that I were forced to fund to tell me how I should live my life, since I’m so obviously incapable of deciding for myself.” M. Hashimoto List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance To unsubscribe from this list, click the below link. If not already present, place UNSUBSCRIBE RECMGMT-L or UNSUB RECMGMT-L in the body of the message. mailto:[log in to unmask]
