A senior Justice Department official violated agency policy by allowing people applying for a job to use a government computer connected to a DOJ network, an internal watchdog said on Wednesday.
DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz released a brief document that said his office received information alleging an unidentified Community Relations Service official violated information technology security rules of behavior.
An investigation conducted by the OIG team found evidence that “substantiated the allegation that a CRS Senior Official violated DOJ Information Technology Security Rules of Behavior for General Users when the Senior Official permitted CRS job applicants access to a government computer which was connected to a DOJ network, in order for the applicants to complete multiple writing samples,” the one-page investigative summary said.
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“In doing so,” the summary added, “the Senior Official failed to protect and safeguard DOJ information and information systems, in violation of DOJ policy.”
The OIG completed its investigation and provided its report to CRS for “appropriate action,” the summary concluded.
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The Washington Examiner reached out to the Justice Department for comment on the investigation.
The Community Relations Service is the “only federal agency dedicated to working with community groups to resolve community conflicts and prevent and respond to alleged hate crimes arising from differences of race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, or disability,” according to its webpage.
