"Inspector General Steve Linick recommended that the department develop a “corrective action plan” to fix the leadership deficiencies in the bureau. He also recommended that the department consider other moves, including “disciplinary action” against (Kevin) Moley. The State Department has agreed on both counts. Linick has been investigating allegations that Trump appointees had targeted career staffers for political retaliation since spring 2018. His other cases include ones involving the alleged actions of aides to former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. They include one case exposed by Politico in which a career staffer of Iranian descent was ousted from a top policy role. Linick’s investigation grew to cover the international organizations bureau after a June 2018 report in Foreign Policy about (Mari) Stull, whom career staffers accused of deeply hostile behavior, including compiling loyalty lists. The report issued on Thursday is based on thousands of emails and other documents, as well as investigators’ interviews with more than 40 people, including Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is not listed as having been interviewed. “Nearly every employee interviewed by OIG raised concerns about the leadership of IO and the treatment of staff,” the report states."