Better Late Than Never: DOJ Finally Responds to Senator Grassley, Seeking to Provide Reassurance About Its Use of (c)(2)(A) (Granston) Dismissals

DOJ responded last month to a September letter from Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) seeking information about the department's implementation of the January 2018 "Granston Memo." The letter expressed concern that DOJ was abusing its discretion to dismiss whistleblower cases, and posed several specific questions about the process the department uses to make these determinations.