Acts of Founded Wrongdoing
(1) Gross Mismanagement, and a serious breach of the DND and CF Code of Values and Ethics.
On 30 Oct 12, the departmental Internal Disclosure Office (IDO) received a disclosure of wrongdoing pursuant to the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (PSDPA). The discloser alleges that a Department of National Defence (DND) employee committed an act of Gross Mismanagement, and a serious breach of the DND and CF Code of Values and Ethics. Specifically, the following allegations were made:
•Gross Mismanagement – It was alleged that the individual in question: ◦Imposed undue influence on his/her staff to hire a member of his/her family;
◦Imposed undue influence on his/her staff to hire family friends; and
•A serious breach of the Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector – It was alleged that the individual in question: ◦Was away from his/her place of work for 40 working days without authority; and
◦Failed to submit a leave request for personal vacation time while on education leave.
The subsequent investigation, conducted by the Directorate of Special Examinations and Inquiries, concluded that:
•Gross Mismanagement. ◦The allegation that the individual Imposed undue influence on his/her staff to hire a member of his/her family was founded;
◦The allegation that the individual imposed undue influence on his/her staff to hire family friends was unfounded.
•A serious breach of the Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector. ◦The allegation that the individual was away from his/her place of work for 40 working days without authority was founded; and
◦The allegation that the individual failed to submit a leave request for personal vacation time while on education leave was founded.
The investigation report contained the following recommendations:
•That the DND regulation regarding educational leave is deficient and requires re-writing; and
•That management initiates recovery action regarding the manager’s 40 days of unauthorized leave.
The DND Senior Officer has informed management of the findings of the DSEI investigation. Additional information will be posted when available.