The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced it is conducting a comprehensive internal review of staff compliance with time and attendance requirements, following a recent Office of Inspector General report and a Congressional inquiry. The review will cover compliance with telework, return-to-office and reasonable accommodation requirements, with the stated aim of identifying violations and potential fraud, waste and abuse. The administrative review will cover the period from January 1, 2020 to the present and will apply to all current full-time employees. Its scope includes assessing internet protocol activity, verifying medical and hardship accommodations, reviewing prohibitions and conflicts of interest related to outside employment, and auditing time and attendance records. The initiative follows an April 2025 Inspector General investigation into a CFTC risk analyst who was also the president of the agency’s employee union, which substantiated allegations including timekeeping misconduct, false or misleading statements under oath, administrative leave violations, and prohibited political activity under the Hatch Act; a Senate Judiciary Committee inquiry also raised concerns about risks to sensitive data linked to the employee’s foreign travel and residence while using government-issued devices.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission 2025-08-15
Commodity Futures Trading Commission launches internal review of staff time and attendance compliance following Inspector General findings
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is reviewing staff compliance with time and attendance requirements, prompted by an Office of Inspector General report and a Congressional inquiry. The review, covering January 1, 2020, to the present, will assess telework, return-to-office, and reasonable accommodation compliance, alongside auditing time and attendance records. This follows an investigation into a CFTC risk analyst that revealed timekeeping misconduct and other violations.