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Former whistleblower faces whistleblower complaint as he moves closer to approval for DCS post
A Senate committee on March 18 recommended confirmation for newly appointed Department of Child Safety Director Greg McKay, a former whistleblower who now has a whistleblower complaint hanging over his head.
A whistleblower complaint?
Railbirds in recent days have been buzzing with talk that McKay is also the subject of a whistleblower complaint, and the director confirmed that he’s heard the chatter – but said he hasn’t seen anything to substantiate it.
Sources point to big shake up at DCS
Dept of Child Safety Director Greg McKay has fired and demoted some members of his predecessor’s management team, multiple sources have told our reporter. Neither the Ninth Floor nor DCS has confirmed these changes, despite multiple requests.
Rampant rumors of mass firings, hiring at DCS
Rumors were abuzz today (Feb. 20) about mass firings and hiring at Dept of Child Safety, but the agency’s spokesman and the Ninth Floor were mum on our reporter’s questions.
Ducey calls on ‘faith-based community’ to help deal with kids in state care
Gov. Doug Ducey urged the “faith-based community” and abortion foes to step up to help the state deal with the thousands of children born who now in state care.
McKay’s unlikely route to the top
McKay played a key role in creating DCS. As an OCWI officer, he uncovered and blew the whistle on the now infamous “not investigated” label on thousands of cases of abuse and neglect.
Protection first: Former homicide detective takes over as Child Safety director
Vowing to take the recently created Department of Child Safety in a new direction, Gov. Doug Ducey ousted Director Charles Flanagan after less than a year on the job and replaced him with Greg McKay, the investigator whose revelation of thousands of uninvestigated cases at Child Protective Services ultimately led to the agency’s creation.
