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Disclosure of Wrongdoing FAQs

 

 

How is a disclosure to OSC different from disclosures through other government channels?
What happens when you make a disclosure?
What happens if the Special Counsel finds that the information you disclosed is not, or is not substantially likely to be, the type of wrongdoing that it can refer to an agency?
How long does it take?
Are all employees, former employees, or applicants for employment in the federal government able to file a disclosure?

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