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2004 Dr. Fishbein took his charges of widespread
waste, fraud and abuse at the NIH Division
of AIDS to twelve government offices and agencies.
Each failed in its mandate to investigate
the alleged wrongdoing and protect the rights
of whistleblowers. Several of the offices
denied they had jurisdiction over the case.
Others simply dismissed the charges as inconsequential
or unsubstantiated even as Dr. Fishbein directed
them to a mountain of documentary evidence
and individuals able to corroborate and expand
upon his charges.
The NIH refused to confirm or deny that
it was conducting an investigation into
Dr. Fishbein’s allegations. To date
there is no evidence that the NIH has held
the offending parties accountable. Nonetheless,
it has refused to investigate the circumstances
surrounding Dr. Fishbein’s dismissal
or provided him with due process.
The documents in this section chronicle
the shameful manner in which Federal officials,
sworn to uphold the law and protect the
interests of both the taxpayer and the honest
government employee, have become the guardians
of the status quo and the agents of cover-up.
When presented with the opportunity to uphold
the highest values of public service, individuals
in the following Executive Branch offices
turned their backs on the truth and betrayed
both the trust and hope placed in them by
the American People.
Office of
the Secretary, Department of Health and
Human Services (OS)
Office of the Inspector General, Department
of Health and Human Services (IG)
Office of the Director, National Institutes
of Health (OD)
Office of Management Assessment, National
Institutes of Health (OMA)
Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity
Management, National Institutes of Health
(OEODM)
Office of the Director, National Institute
of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID)
Office of the Director, Division of AIDS,
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Disease (DAIDS)
Freedom of Information Act Office, National
Institutes of Health (FOIA)
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Office of Special Counsel (OSC)
Merit System Protection Board (MSPB)
Institute of Medicine, National Academy
of Sciences (IOM)
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