I expect Mr. Henck will soon be “spending more time with his family,” or “leaving to explore other opportunities.”
Or taking an extended tour of Ft. Marcy Park.
Or be killed in a single car crash,
or found in a dumpster,
or have a heart attack,
or die in a private plane crash.
Whistle blowing in the Federal Government is the hardest, most frustrating, thankless, career risking thing there is.
I too am whistle blowing right now and have accomplished absolutely nothing except to hurt my standing in my organization. Let me just say that my issue has to do with widgets, and my claim is that these particular widgets are unsafe per very specific regulatory requirements. After several months of arguing with the local big wigs, they claim that they simply “feel” that the widgets are safe. So finally the “Office of Widgets Safety” came from Washington DC and documented in a written report that the widgets are unsafe in at least three ways. On top of that a new guidance document was provided and signed by the Secretary of the Agency describing exactly the hazards with these widgets.
What happened? Nothing. I filed an IG report and the file was closed without response to me. I have to file a frickin’ FIOA request to get a copy the response to my own IG complaint. Unbelievable!
I actually don’t recommend whistle blowing because of this experience.