The head of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency last week placed his deputy director on administrative leave for allegedly engaging in inappropriate workplace relationships
, sources familiar with the matter told POLITICO.had been “placed on administrative leave on February 27, following a DoD investigation containing substantiated allegations of personal misconduct.”“NGA takes any instance of personal misconduct seriously and holds its employees accountable to substantiated behavior counter to department standards and agency core values,” the spokesperson added, without providing additional details.
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The two-year investigation concluded that Ardrey approved fraudulent bonuses for seven senior NGA officials in fiscal year 2017, for a grand total of $280,000. Before becoming deputy director, he held a variety of management positions at NGA, including head of its Source Operations and Management directorate.
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