May 7 (Bloomberg) — An employee at the Environmental Protection Agency downloaded more than 7,000 pornographic files onto a government computer and viewed them for two to six hours a day, according to the agency's independent watchdog.
The worker, who wasn't identified, was watching pornography when a special agent showed up at his work space, Allan Williams, the EPA's deputy assistant inspector general for investigations, told lawmakers today.
"True deterrence of employee misconduct at the EPA ultimately rests with agency executives and managers to set a tone that ensures such behavior will not be condoned," Williams told the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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