US officials take action to protect Alaska whistleblower
Source: Associated Press
Dan Joling, Associated Press
Updated 6:30 pm CDT, Tuesday, August 28, 2018
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) The federal office that protects employees against reprisals for whistleblowing is advocating on behalf of a federal employee in Alaska who complained about the handling of an Arctic offshore lease sale.
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel announced Tuesday it's filing a whistleblower retaliation complaint with the Merit Systems Protection Board on behalf of Jeffrey Missal, a regional environmental officer for the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.
Missal was fired after filing a complaint with the Interior Department's inspector general and contending that the department violated environmental regulations to facilitate Arctic oil exploration.
Interior Department spokeswoman Heather Swift said by email she could not immediately comment because the complaint was a personnel matter.
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