The department has said it is aware of reports that least one U.S. embassy employee, in Jamaica, has contracted the COVID-19 virus, but otherwise it has divulged little else. A State Department official familiar with the issue, however, told POLITICO there are several other confirmed cases at posts overseas, but none yet in Washington. State Department spokespeople have not offered comment.

Frustration with State’s handling of the issue is growing both internally and externally.

Lawmakers and staffers are raising questions about why Pompeo has not been more up front about his workforce’s cases of the virus, while also expressing concerns about a lack of uniform guidance from Pompeo on how employees should adjust their work habits.

The department “has not put forth a coordinated, robust response, which I fear puts the health of its own employees at further risk, and further jeopardizes the health and well-being of the American people,” Sen. Bob Menendez, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, wrote in a letter to Pompeo dated Monday.

Eric Rubin, president of the American Foreign Service Association, the diplomats’ union, also called for transparency. “We would urge that the administration share all information that is available so that our people have a clear sense of what the dangers are and what they need to do to be safe,” he said.

Pompeo said during his Tuesday news conference that the department has taken “many measures” to protect its workforce, referring to “some 15 guidelines“ along with placing limits on travel. But he declined to go into the “intricacies“ of the department’s actions.

Some State Department staffers have privately complained that they’ve not heard more from Pompeo directly on the issue. The internal communication and messaging have been delegated largely to other top State Department officials, who have essentially told various bureau leaders and ambassadors to issue their own guidance to their staffers on whether to work remotely or take other measures to reduce the virus’ potential spread.

“The result is inconsistency,” one State Department employee said.