E-mail: Air marshals perceive discrimination, study will show
A 21-month investigation into allegations that the Federal Air Marshal Service has a hostile work environment -- rife with discrimination and retaliation -- has concluded that no "widespread" problem exists, according to an internal government e-mail obtained by CNN.
But, investigators also concluded, a large number of air marshals think those problems exist.
The e-mail is the first glimpse into the long-awaited investigative report, which is scheduled to be released to the public on February 9.
Whistle-blowers in the air marshal's Orlando, Florida, field office triggered the investigation in early 2010 when they alleged that supervisors used a "Jeopardy!"-style whiteboard to demean and ridicule rank-and-file officers. The board contained derogatory terms to allude to gays, lesbians and African-Americans, they said.
full: http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/31/travel/faa-air-marshal-service/index.html
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