Source: New York Post
The NYC Department of Health is quietly planning to hire an outside consultant to devise guidelines to protect agency honchos it claims have been bombarded by threats since the pandemic — which critics say the agency woefully mishandled. The Health Department began soliciting proposals last month from vendors interested in developing agency protocols to prevent online and in-person “safety risks and “proactively protect” its employees. Up to 75 staffers, including “leadership,” researchers and data analysts — whose “online presence leaves them vulnerable to harassment, doxxing, and reputational attacks” — will also receive “personal safety training” on how to “protect themselves” while attending public meetings and performing other field duties, the application says.
