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Meet the 2018 Special Counsel Public Servants of the Year
Congratulations to F. Michael Abreu, Heather Callahan Chuck, and Sharlene Mata. All three were Deputy Federal Security Directors for TSA in Hawaii who faced retaliation after blowing the whistle on airport security protocols
OSC Files Hatch Act Complaint Against Immigration Judge
EPA Whistleblower Prompts Fixes to Address Faulty Lead Paint Inspections that Put Public at Risk
OSC Presses VA to Report on HIV Testing Methods After Whistleblower Exposes Slow Implementation of Latest Generation Testing Directive in Miami
OSC is pressing the Department of Veterans Affairs to report on the status of updated HIV testing nationwide after a Miami whistleblower exposed the slow implementation of new methods at the VA facility there.
Whistleblower Revealed $32 Million in Missing Navy Equipment, Mishandled Classified Material
OSC sent a letter to the President and Congress notifying them of mismanagement at the U.S. Department of the Navy after a whistleblower revealed more than $32 million in missing equipment, in addition to mishandling of classified materials
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Whistleblower Discloses More Than 1,000 Veterans Deprived of Timely Endoscopy Procedures by VA

OSC has alerted the President to unacceptable wait times associated with endoscopy procedures at two different VA medical centers in Kansas after a whistleblower discolsed a backlog of more than 1,000 patients awaiting appointments.
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Improper VA Management of Social Work Harmed Veterans, Led to One Man’s Leg Amputation

OSC today alerted the President that VA managment in Indianapolis directed social workers not to enter home consults into a patient record system, resulting in significant delays. One veteran lost his leg after he was not provided timely wound care.
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OSC Wins Decision for National Guardsman Denied Reinstatement by Postal Service

OSC today announced that it won a legal ruling forcing the U.S. Postal Service to reinstate a National Guardsman in his civilian job following his post-9/11 military service.
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Federal Whistleblower Rights and Protections

An explanation of the rights of federal government employees who have blown the whistle on government wrongdoing, explained by the U.S. Office of Special Counsel.

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