On March 29, President Joe Biden fired Railroad Retirement Board Inspector General Martin Dickman after a year-long investigation found he had created a hostile work environment. According to The Hill, the whistleblower investigation uncovered evidence that Dickman repeatedly engaged in abusive treatment of RRB employees, including using crude and inappropriate language like slurs, and “openly belittling his employees and RRB members.” Investigators reported that Dickman had attempted to impede their investigation, as multiple RRB employees expressed fear of retaliation from Dickman as a result of their interviews with investigators.
Dickman had held the position since 1994. Biden will designate Ben R. Wagner, the inspector general of the Tennessee Valley Authority, as acting inspector general of the RRB.
President Biden’s letter removing Dickman can be found here.