The number of sexual and other misconduct allegations targeting senior Pentagon officials has increased over the past several years, a new report says.
A report conducted by the Pentagon’s inspector general has found that “there was a 13 percent increase in complaints alleging misconduct by senior officials.”
“The most common allegations involved personal misconduct, including improper relationships, improper personnel actions, misuse of government resources, and travel violations,” according to the report.
The number of substantiated allegations increased from 26 to 37 percent for investigations conducted by both the Department of Defense inspectors general and inspectors general of the military services, defense agencies and military commands, the report found.
“In the category of personal misconduct, there has been a steady trend in substantiated allegations of improper relationships and sexual misconduct,” it said.
The report…