"For administrative investigations, what steps do you take to ensure independence throughout the process?"
"How many personnel do you have, and what is the breakdown between enlisted personnel, officers, and DOD civilian employees and contractors?"
"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?"
"How is training for IG staff conducted? What training is offered on investigations, in particular, and what is the duration of the training?"
"Have you implemented the GAO recommendations from 2019 to better protect the identity of whistleblowers? If not, when will you implement these recommendations, and why has implementation been delayed?"
"What standards do you use for inspections and investigations?"
"Who/how is legal advice provided to the Service IGs?"
"What kind of training does your Service provide Commanders about their relationship with their respective IG?"
"How do you implement lessons learned with other oversight roles?"
"The overall lack of federal funding for restoration efforts for the San Francisco Bay... threatens to drown the Bay's wetlands."
"Despite the impending threats, federal efforts for bay restoration and pollution mitigation have failed to meet the enormous need."
"This bill... would help address water quality improvement, wetland and estuary restoration, endangered species recovery, and adaptation to climate change."