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Jackie Speier: Since 2012, of more than 8,000 reprisal complaints made to the DOD or Service IGs, only 273 were substantiated. Why are…

On the recordApril 14, 2021
Since 2012, of more than 8,000 reprisal complaints made to the DOD or Service IGs, only 273 were substantiated. Why are so few reprisal allegations substantiated?
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California

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Speier questions the low substantiation rate of reprisal complaints in the DOD.

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