JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL: “At the Department of Justice, there have been 31 sexual harassment complaints through the third quarter of 2017, a number in line with recent years. At the CIA, there were six sexual harassment complaints from 2012 to 2016, according to its federal reports.
But there are no comparable records for the White House, thanks to a 2002 law—the No FEAR Act—that exempts the executive office of the president from filing requirements that apply to other executive branch agencies.
As Congress and the private sector move to improve reporting procedures and increase transparency amid multiplying revelations of widespread harassment, the White House remains uniquely opaque—and reliant on guidance lawyers say falls short of common standards for shielding employees from abuse.
Employees joining the White House are provided with new-hire documents that contain two pages defining sexual harassment and discrimination and giving directions for reporting such incidents…
The White House source said that ‘written guidance on preventing sexual harassment’ is available in a handbook for new employees and on the White House intranet.
White House employees are not required to undergo sexual harassment training. Three current senior White House officials confirmed to POLITICO that they had received no such training.”
-Matthew Nussbaum, “Lawyers call White House sexual harassment policy ‘useless’,” Politico, Nov. 17, 2017 05:08am