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2025

This Social Security Administration whistleblower is nothing if not persistent

Watchdog rebukes VA over failure to refund $110M in medical fees

Office of Special Counsel has ‘growing staffing concerns’ amid record caseload

Telework employees claimed extra pay, ducked drug tests

Ex-FEMA worker who directed staff to avoid homes with Trump signs violated Hatch Act, agency says

2024

Two senior executives receive unpaid suspensions for unlawful hiring practices

OSC Pushes Back on Agency Findings in Whistleblower Cases

DHS allowed migrant to die with slow rescue response, according to whistleblower

US Special Counsel: Metro Airport landing approach may create 'danger for landing aircraft and flying public'

Atlanta VA improves mental health response after whistleblower complaint

Alaska Judge Scandal Whistleblower Settles Retaliation Claim

Neera Tanden’s X posts violated ban on political fundraising, government watchdog alleges

OSC Acts to Bring More Visibility to Whistleblower Disclosures

Ethics office clears federal official for his Project 2025 involvement

Federal employees should retain rights to reservist differential pay (Dellinger opinion)

OSC praises case resolutions involving alleged retaliation against federal employees

Transparency and urgency are needed to deter agency misconduct and protect federal workers (Dellinger Opinion)

The Hatch Act ahead of Election Day: What’s new, plus a review

The Office of Special Counsel seeks to enhance its transparency (Dellinger Interview)

And Now a Word With … OSC’s Hatch Act Unit Chief Ana Galindo-Marrone

OSC Warns against Soliciting Campaign Contributions on Social Media

The Navy secretary broke the law by voicing his views on Trump and Biden, a watchdog says

OSC Credits Forest Service Whistleblowers for Safety Improvements

Whistleblower office encourages tips on Trump assassination attempt

OSC Urges Making Whistleblower Appreciation Day Permanent

There’s a new Hatch Act and whistleblower retaliation sheriff in town

What OSC’s Hatch Act updates mean for federal employees

Federal Employees Warned To Follow Hatch Act When Using Social Media

Hatch Act gets more teeth after White House ‘loophole’ closed

Dellinger Opinion | Time to Close the Hatch Act’s Escape Hatch

Best Places to Work in the Federal Government 2023

Coast Guard says nondisclosure agreements should not stop cooperation in Senate’s investigation of academy scandal

Advocates Urge Federal Agencies to Recognize National Whistleblower Day

Federal Employees Suspended for Violating Hatch Act

Special Counsel’s office cites whistleblower protections in immigration judge gag order

2023

While the Air Force did not find evidence of criminal activity, five members of the department were cited for policy violations

Probe finds falsified training records at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station's fire department

Federal worker who ran for Congress as a Democrat gets fired

New rankings highlight the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government

Becerra violated Hatch Act by advocating for senator’s election, report finds

Here's How the Hatch Act Applies, With Biden Running for President Again

ATF broke the law by paying agents millions in wrongful benefits, watchdog tells Biden

Government Report Finds Former USAGM CEO Abused Authority, Wasted $1.6 Million in Funds

Federal watchdogs issue scathing reports on U.S. attorney for Massachusetts

Celtics Tickets, Political Revenge: U.S. Attorney Accused of Broad Misconduct

ATF Misclassified Jobs. A Senator Wants the Justice Department to Dig Deeper.

Removal, Debarment Ordered in Hatch Act Case

School board member resigns from job over Hatch Act violation

2022

White House on Ron Klain violating the Hatch Act: ‘We are not perfect’

A few Hatch Act takeaways for federal employees this election season

Agents in drug war must walk a ‘fine line.’ In Florida, more than a few have crossed it

FAA Survey Reveals Concerns About Its Approach To Southwest Airlines' Safety

The Case of the Campaign Hat: Settlement Underscores Scope of Hatch Act

FAA Faulted for Its Oversight of Southwest in New Report

Whistleblowers hit Southwest, FAA for lax safety practices

Whistleblower reveals half-billion in uncollected U.S. debts

Whistleblower physician reinstated at California VA hospital

These Three Federal Employees Landed in Hot Water Over Hatch Act Violations

Shorting Seniors

Special Counsel Kerner: A reminder for federal employees who itch to run for political office. Don’t.

Most Feds Won't Actually Be Able to Hold Partisan Office and Keep Their Day Jobs, Despite Precedent

USERRA Case Results in Reinstatement, Four Years of Back Pay

2021

Reversed Employee Suspension at USDA Leads to New Policy on Employee Publishing Rights

Top Trump Officials Violated Hatch Act Ban on Political Activity During 2020 Campaign, Watchdog Says

Special Counsel Honors Whistleblower Who Disclosed Debt Collection Failure

He Guarded Haiti’s Slain President. And He Was a Suspect in a Drug Inquiry.

U.S. special counsel lays blame on DEA in bungled Haiti drug-trafficking case

A U.S. scientist settled his federal whistle-blowing complaint over Covid treatments

Flies in the OR: Unsanitary Conditions at VA Facility Confirmed

National Whistleblower Day: Supporting our bold whistleblowers (Henry J. Kerner opinion)

Recent Case Action Restores Confidence in Federal Whistleblowers

HUD Secretary Fudge violated the Hatch Act, Office of the Special Counsel rules

Court Reverses Ruling Critics Said Left Feds Vulnerable to Retaliation, Citing 'Magnitude' of Errors

Faulty Planning and Coordination Hampered the Government's Early Pandemic Repatriation Efforts

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