The Coast Guard needs clearer guidance for notifying lawmakers about internal investigations, a government watchdog said in the latest fallout over a sexual assault scandal and cover-up that has rocked the service in recent years.
The Government Accountability Office on Thursday urged the Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees it, to clarify when investigations require congressional notification, even when federal law doesn’t require it.
The findings follow “Operation Fouled Anchor,” a Coast Guard investigation of mishandled sexual assault allegations within the service. Coast Guard leaders didn’t notify Congress about the investigation of past misconduct until media ...