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Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) -- A "significant number" of FBI employees cheated on an exam related to domestic investigations, according to the Justice Department's inspector general.
Some consulted with others while taking the exam even though that type of cooperation was forbidden, according to a report released today. Others used or distributed answer sheets or study guides that provided test answers, or exploited a computer flaw that revealed answers, it said.
The inspector general began the review following allegations that three top managers in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Washington Field Office cheated. FBI officials also expressed concern to the inspector general that more than 200 employees finished the exam in 20 minutes or less even though it should have taken about 90 minutes to complete, according to the report.
"A significant number of the FBI employees we interviewed cheated on the test and did not comply with the test conditions," according to the report.
Almost all of those who cheated falsely answered a question on the exam saying that they hadn't consulted with others, according to the report.
The test was based on guidelines, adopted in December 2008, that FBI employees must follow when conducting domestic investigations.
Open Book Test
FBI employees were given instructions saying the test was "open book," according to the report. The instructions said employees couldn't ask coworkers or anyone else for help while taking the exam.
The inspector general's findings were based on interviews with employees in four FBI field offices.
In Washington, two special agents in charge took the exam together in the same room, while discussing questions and possible answers with a legal adviser, who also was present, according to the report. A former assistant director in charge was in the room at the same time and didn't take the exam that day. The assistant director wrote down the answers and used them to complete the exam another day, according to the report.
The majority of FBI employees successfully completed the test and followed the directions, said FBI Director Robert Mueller in a statement.
"While the Office of Inspector General has identified a number of factors that contributed to problems with the test- taking, nothing excuses the conduct of those who chose not to comply when instructions were clear," Mueller said.
--Editors: Laurie Asseo, Jim Rubin.
To contact the reporter on this story: Justin Blum in Washington at jblum4@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Mark Silva at msilva34@bloomberg.net
Source: businessweek.com
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