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July 01, 2009

New Documents Show Tension in Federal Community-Service Office

Documents newly released to Congress shed additional light on the difficult working relationship between employees at the Corporation for National and Community Service and its ousted inspector general, Gerald Walpin, The Washington Post reports.

Evidence sent to the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee includes e-mails, memos, and a parody newsletter printed for a retiring staff member that contains racial and sexual jokes about the federal procurement process.

The Obama administration said it lacked confidence in Mr. Walpin, but he has said the agency’s claims about his performance lack merit. Congressional critics have raised concerns that he was fired for whistle-blowing.

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