The firing of a State Department worker over her perceived political views, among other factors, was inappropriate, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the department said in a new report.
The office reviewed allegations of politicized and other improper personnel practices by political appointees based on a referral from the department and requests by several congressional committees. Thousands of emails were reviewed, as well as other documents, and the inspector general’s office interviewed 20 current and former department employees, including five who were said to have been improperly terminated.
