Federal Employees Say Fear of Reprisal Their Top Concern With Reporting Wrongdoing: Report
Federal employees are increasingly unlikely to report wrongdoing committed within the federal public sector out of fear of reprisal, says a report prepared for the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner (PSIC).
“Not only is fear of reprisals the top concern associated with reporting a wrongdoing, it is also a real concern according to nearly all participants,” said the report, titled “Exploring The Culture Of Whistleblowing And The Fear Of Reprisal In The Federal Public Sector,” published on March 25.
“The reality is that the workplace culture is dominated by an attitude that no one should ‘rock the boat,’” it noted.
The report’s findings, first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter, were drawn from questionnaires with employees from unnamed federal departments and agencies, conducted via nine online focus groups between March 3-10….