Date Issued
Report Number
OI-PI-14-0695-I
Report Type
Management Advisory
External Entity
National Park Service
Description
During our investigation into allegations of sexual harassment and hostile work environment in the River District of the Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA), we found that GRCA managers compromised the privacy of 13 current and former GRCA employees who had filed harassment complaints against other employees. The managers shared the complaints, which contained sensitive and private information about the complainants, with various GRCA employees who did not need to review them.
To prevent similar violations from occurring in the future, we issued a management advisory in which we recommended that NPS—
- review its policies and consider revising them to be more specific about when and how it is appropriate to share the identities of individuals who report sexual harassment; and
- provide additional training to its managers on the proper handling and dissemination of documents containing reports of sexual harassment and the identities of the individuals making those reports.
Joint Report
No
Agency Wide
Yes
Oversight Report File