Katherine Archuleta, Director of the Office of Personnel Management, resigned on July 10, 2015, after cyber intrusions allowed the theft of data concerning 22 million people, some of whom had applied for sensitive security clearances.[76]
Hillary Clinton email controversy – Throughout her tenure as Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton (D) used an unsecured private server to send and receive personal and classified material. The FBI investigation found that 110 messages contained information that was classified at the time it was sent, however only "a very small number" were marked classified.[77] Director of the FBI James Comey (R) testified that the three other emails in question were not properly marked as classified and did not have a classification header.[78] Her aides subsequently deleted about 31,000 emails from the server that Clinton regarded as personal correspondence.[79] Director of the FBI
James Comey (R) found no evidence to suggest Clinton or her staff deleted these emails in an attempt to conceal them.
Veterans Health Administration scandal of 2014 – Officials in the Phoenix, VA hospital lied about how long the wait times were for veterans to see a doctor.[80][81][82] The newly selected Secretary of Veterans Affairs, General Eric Shinseki, voluntarily resigned.[83]
2013 IRS scandal – IRS admitted to inappropriate investigation of conservative political groups associated with the Tea Party that may not have met the criteria for certain tax exemptions.[84] Later, it was found that the IRS investigated groups with the label "progressives" as well.[85][86][87][88][89] The president demanded and accepted the resignation of Steven T. Miller, Acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. Other actions arising from the scandal included:
Lois Lerner, head of the IRS Office of Exempt Organizations, stated she had not done anything wrong and then took the Fifth before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.[90] She retired in 2013 after an internal investigation found that she neglected her duties and was going to call for her ouster.[91]
Joseph H. Grant, commissioner of the IRS Tax-exempt and Government Entities division, resigned on May 16, 2013.[92]
ATF gunwalking scandal – Attorney General Eric Holder (D) was held in Contempt of Congress after refusing to release all documents which the House of Representatives had demanded concerning the Fast and Furious gun walking operation. He did not resign and no charges were brought. (2012)[93]
Terence Flynn (R) an appointee of Barack Obama to the National Labor Relations Board, resigned in May 2012 after being accused of serious ethical violations by leaking information to the National Association of Manufacturers.[94]
Martha N. Johnson (D) head of the General Services Administration, fired two top GSA officials and then resigned herself after it was revealed that $822,000 had been spent in Las Vegas on a four-day training conference for 300 GSA employees. (2010)[95][96][97][98]
Petraeus scandal – On November 9, 2012, David Petraeus resigned as Director of the CIA after admitting having a sexual relationship with his biographer. On April 23, 2015,
Petraeus pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of mishandling classified materials. He was given a two-year probationary period and a fine of $100,000.[99]
