The White House is facing tough questions over its firing of a longtime railroad official, with some alleging that a murky process led to the dismissal and requires reform.
Martin Dickman, who had served as the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board inspector general since 1994, was let go in March on grounds of creating a hostile work environment. But Sen. Chuck Grassley (R‑IA) says the reasons he was let go have not been made clear by the Biden administration.
“Your communication failed to adequately provide Congress the details and case-specific reasons for the RRB IG’s removal, as required by law,” he wrote in a letter to President Joe Biden last week.
Dickman was confirmed for the oversight position during the Clinton administration and had served in that capacity ever since. But he has been under investigation by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and E …