Defense watchdog: Misconduct reports at Pentagon increased 13% since 2015
Source: The Hill
BY JOHN BOWDEN - 11/25/17 08:16 AM EST
The number of sexual and other misconduct violations targeting senior staff at the Pentagon has climbed more than 10 percent since 2015, according to an inspector general report.
CNN reported Saturday that the Pentagon inspector general's report found that misconduct allegations against senior Pentagon officials has risen by 13 percent over the last two years, from 710 in fiscal year 2015 to 803 allegations last year.
"There was a 13 percent increase in complaints alleging misconduct by senior officials from FY 2015 to FY 2017 (710 to 803)," reads the report. "The most common allegations involved personal misconduct including improper relationships, improper personnel actions, misuse of government resources, and travel violations."
The violations in the report range from an Army major general misusing a government travel card at strip clubs in South Korea and Italy to an Air Force lieutenant general who "engaged in an unprofessional relationship with a married colonel. In the category of personal misconduct, there has been a steady trend in substantiated allegations of improper relationships and sexual misconduct," the report said.
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