(CNN) Attorney General William Barr is concerned by reports of low morale among LGBTQ Justice Department employees and has directed the FBI to investigate allegations of discrimination, he wrote in a letter to the department's Pride group. "I was troubled by the concerns you raised about low morale and in particular about discrimination against LGBTQ employees," Barr wrote Thursday. The board of directors at DOJ Pride had written to Barr late last month, raising concerns about declining morale based on an internal survey of LGBTQ Justice employees last fall. "Only 31% of respondents agreed that 'the Department of Justice values its LGBTQ employees,' and only 43% agreed that 'the Department of Justice does not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression,' " the board members wrote. "Perhaps the starkest result was that fewer than 10% of respondents agreed that 'the Department of Justice attracts and retains the best LGBTQ talent.'

Source: CNN April 05, 2019 22:53 UTC