More than half of the respondents said they had recently dealt with an intimate partner or another person who was violent, workplace harassment, bullying or hazing.
The U.S. Defense Department said that it is committed to offering condolence payments to relatives of the 10 people who were killed in an errant U.S. drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, in August.
The cost of living increase will fully benefit retirees under the Civil Service Retirement System, but have a lesser impact on Federal Employee Retirement System recipients.
"When anyone demands answerability of senior leaders, the institutions are quick to eliminate the threat of real transparency and accountability. Why is that?"