Elizondo OIG documents 2017 to 2019

made up the stuff in these emails? Really? Check Neil's calendars and you will see these
meetings occurred (as well as innumerable other meetings on my calendars).
I am providing these documents to you to afford you and the Department a final opportunity to
correct the record. Meanwhile, I am being pushed into a corner as you can well imagine and will
soon be forced to engage an attorney and respond. The oversight committees are also well
aware of my role and I believe appreciative of my efforts.
In conclusion, it seems clear to me and others that there exists an extreme miscommunication
among OUSDI staff. I truly hope we can resolve this amicably.
What a sad statement it is that instead of being rewarded for my initiative and persistence, for
diligently pursuing an issue so many others were willing to duck, some in the department are
instead trying to destroy my career and reputation by sowing disinformation. To reiterate, I was an
OUSDI staff member while working with the AATIP portfolio up until the point of my departure.
This was previously verified by the DoD Press Secretary in 2017. Check Neil's calendar and you
will be able to confirm these meetings occurred -- a small sample of the total number of meetings I
was having on a weekly and near daily basis at the time.
I know that you are trying to be a fair and honest broker. I hope you will therefore take this letter
in the spirit of a former colleague merely seeking to set the record straight.
Please advise receipt of this communication if you would at your earliest convenience. I am
holding off media requests and will continue to do so until I hear from you. As you can imagine,
the pressure is growing.
Sincerely and respectfully,
Lue Elizondo