Commerce Department's inspector general ... committed "egregious violations" of the federal law ... by retaliating against two whistleblowers

Commerce Inspector General Broke Whistleblower Law, Report Finds | By John Solomon and Joe Stephens | The Washington Post | Thursday 17 May 2007

The Commerce Department's inspector general, who is supposed to look into complaints of wrongdoing by government officials, committed "egregious violations" of the federal law that protects whistleblowers by retaliating against two subordinates, a government investigation has concluded.

The U.S. Office of Special Counsel found that Inspector General Johnnie E. Frazier wrongly demoted the two employees during an investigation of his spending, according to a copy of the report obtained by The Washington Post. It concluded that Frazier's actions violated the Whistleblower Protection Act.

The report recommended that President Bush discipline Frazier and suggested that dismissal may be appropriate. ...