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Sexual harrassment: reUSA’s National Nuclear Security Administration could improve prevention and response efforts in its nuclear security forces.

Sexual Harassment:NNSA Could Improve Prevention and Response Efforts in Its Nuclear Security Forces, Government Accountability Office GAO-21-307 Apr 19, 2021. Sexual harassment is harmful to employees and negatively affects workplaces. Reports of sexual harassment have been rare in the nuclear security forces at the National Nuclear Security Administration, but research shows those experiencing harassment are unlikely to report it.

NNSA and its security contractors may have limited information on the prevalence of harassment within their forces. The degree to which the agency and its contractors follow recommended practices to prevent and respond to harassment varies.

We made 5 recommendations that include proven approaches for preventing and responding to sexual harassment………… https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-21-307

April 20, 2021 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety, USA