News: 2016
OSC Finds Flaws in VA Investigations of Whistleblower Disclosures
OSC reported that the findings in three Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) investigations concerning whistleblower disclosures are deficient In a letter to the White House and Congress today, the U.S....
OSC Amicus Briefs Argue Against Additional Burden in Whistleblower Cases
OSC submitted amicus curiae briefs in two whistleblower retaliation cases arguing against applying a heightened evidentiary burden on federal employees The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) submitted amicus curiae...
OSC Reports on Three VA Whistleblower Investigations
Yesterday, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) reported to the White House and Congress the findings of three Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) investigations into whistleblower disclosures of Yesterday,...
OSC Files Hatch Act Complaints with Merit Systems Protection Board
On March 8, 2016, OSC filed a complaint for disciplinary action with the MSPB against an employee with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for violating the Hatch Act...
VA Whistleblowers Disclose Ongoing Mental Health Wait Times
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) failed to adequately investigate whistleblower disclosures about veterans’ access to mental health care The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)...
Whistleblower Disclosures Improve Jet Fuel Safety at Marine Corps Base
A Navy installation failed to properly test aircraft refueling equipment and jet fuel, according to a Navy investigative report that OSC sent to the White House and Congress yesterday A...
OSC Opposes Narrowing Whistleblower Protections
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) argues against narrowing the scope of whistleblower protections in an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief filed with the Merit Systems Protection...
OSC Urges Agencies to Become 2302(c) Certified
In a letter issued yesterday, OSC has reminded the heads of agencies across the federal government about their obligation to participate in 2302(c) Certification Program In a letter issued yesterday,...
OSC Obtains Stay of Proposed Removal of a Federal Employee
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) obtained a 45-day stay from the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) of a proposed removal of a National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) employee...