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Enclosure I
ERRORS IN THE BUCKLIN REPORT
1. BUCKLIN REPORT: Beginning on or about July 29, 1998, HUD contracted for the
services of Liston A. Jackson of Counter Technology, Inc., a contractor included on the
General Services Administration's (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule, to conduct the
investigation of the allegations in the EEO complaint by the Acting Assistant Inspector
General for Investigation (AIGI) (p. 14).
FACT:
* HUD contracted with Counter Technology, Inc. on May 26, 1998.
2. BUCKLIN REPORT: Prior to Counter Technology, Inc. beginning the investigation
of the complaint, however, HUD determined that the best interests of the Department
required that another contractor be utilized (p. 14).
FACT:
* HUD decided to use another contractor after Counter Technology, Inc. had already
begun its investigation.
* On May 26, 1998, HUD contracted with Counter Technology, Inc.
* On or about June 10, 1998, Counter Technology, Inc. assigned an investigator who
contacted the complainant's attorney.
* On July 13, 1998, the investigator began arranging his interviews. He conducted a
number of interviews prior to HUD directing Counter Technology, Inc., on
August 5, 1998, to put the investigation on hold.
* On August 5, 1998, HUD took action to forward a scope of work to potential
contractors.
* On August 26, 1998, HUD awarded contracts to Day, Berry & Howard, L.L.P. and
Williams & Connolly.
3. BUCKLIN REPORT: The EEO complainant, who is African-American and had been
serving as AIGI since June 1996, alleges that on December 9, 1997, HUD's Inspector
General, Susan Gaffney, did not select him for the AIGI position. She instead chose
Philip A. Kesaris (pp. 3,4).
FACT:
* The complainant had been serving as Acting AIGI since June 1997, not June 1996.
4. BUCKLIN REPORT: According to HUD officials, the Department of Justice (DOJ)
and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) directed Ms. Gaffney to use traditional,
objective DOJ/FBI investigation criteria in targeting participants for HUD's Urban Fraud
Initiative, declining further involvement in the process until she did so. When HUD's
Office of Inspector General (OIG) utilized these new selection criteria, the target areas
changed dramatically and no longer focused exclusively on cities with African-American
mayors (p. 7).GAOIOSI-99-16R Review of the Bucklin Report to HIUD
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United States. General Accounting Office. HUD: Review of Bucklin Report Prepared to Assist HUD in Defending Against EEO Complaint by HUD's Deputy Assistant Inspector General, text, August 3, 1999; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc296569/m1/2/: accessed March 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.