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Rep. Michael McCaul Calls for Answers on Reports of Misuse of Money, Falsified Credentials at USAGM

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June 3, 2021
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Rep. Michael McCaul Calls for Answers on Reports of Misuse of Money, Falsified Credentials at USAGM

USAGM Watch Commentary

Members of Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, may be beginning to realize that current senior executives at the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) and the Voice of America (VOA) may have tried to cover up their management failures when they presented themselves earlier as whistleblowers. Some media reporters may also be coming to the same conclusion.

The latest press release from House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) expresses concern over how USAGM and VOA are being managed by longtime senior executives. Some of them have returned to their former key positions after the departure of former Trump-appointed agency CEO Michael Pack who had accused some of them of mismanagement and security violations–charges they all denied and claimed “whistleblower” status. Rep. McCaul seems to believe that some of the allegations of mismanagement against some of the current USAGM and VOA executives may in fact be true. The current acting USAGM CEO is Kelu Chao, a former longtime Voice of America senior manager.

McCaul Calls for Answers on Reports of Misuse of Money, Falsified Credentials at USAGM

Press Release 

06.02.21

Media Contact 202-225-5021

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement highlighting his concern with the rehiring of a USAGM executive who was fired after repeated reports of mismanagement, misuse of funds and falsification of credentials, and after a thorough investigation initiated by career civil servants. The employee was allowed to continue working at senior levels in the agency while a second investigation was ongoing. Once it was concluded, the agency’s only offered justification failed to account for various facts and admitted the employee lied to investigators – yet ultimately exonerated the person. The House Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans have since been contacted by multiple credible whistleblowers at USAGM asking for a full  examination of her rehiring and the suspect basis for the agency’s sudden about-face.

“I am incredibly concerned the Biden Administration rehired an executive at USAGM who has been credibly accused of misusing taxpayer funds and falsifying her own credentials – a concern that is shared with many staffers at USAGM, including multiple whistleblowers who have contacted my office and other Members of Congress. I have made repeated requests to the agency for an explanation, and have requested a detailed accounting of all individuals involved in the rehiring process. But so far, no response has been offered. Congress needs answers about what is being done to address continued accusations of mismanagement – which sadly have spanned multiple administrations. This is further proof of the critical need for the Biden Administration to nominate competent, non-partisan individuals to the USAGM advisory board immediately.”

In addition, the committee is looking into reports that surfaced last week of plagiarism at Voice of America and whether managers delayed action on the plagiarism for months.

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END OF REP. MICHAEL McCAUL PRESS RELEASE

ALSO SEE: CHAIRMAN MENENDEZ STATEMENT ON APPOINTMENT OF NEW DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF CUBA BROADCASTING

Chairman Menendez Statement on Appointment of New Director of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting | U.S. Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the appointment of Sylvia Rosabal to serve as Director of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB), overseeing Radio and Television Martí

ALSO SEE:  When plagiarism was reported to Voice of America, managers delayed action for months. By Paul Farhi. The Washington Post, May 27, 2021.

When plagiarism was reported to Voice of America, managers delayed action for months
Insiders told the organization months ago that some of its writers’ work copied others without credit. It finally removed the material from its website this week.

ALSO SEE: Voice of America Delayed For Five Days Posting Story on Senator Menendez Criticism of USAGM CEO OCB Appointment

Voice of America Delayed For Five Days Posting Story on Senator Menendez Criticism of USAGM CEO OCB Appointment
USAGM Watch Commentary It took the Voice of America (VOA), U.S. tax-funded broadcaster, five days after Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued his statement on Wednesday, April 7, which was critical of U.S. Agency of Global Media (USAGM) CEO Kelu Chao’s appointment of Sylvia Rosabal as new […]
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