Press Releases
OSC Issues New Hatch Act Advisory Opinion Clarifying Jurisdiction Over Former Federal Employees
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has issued a new Hatch Act Advisory Opinion clarifying its jurisdiction to enforce the Hatch Act against former federal employees for Hatch Act...
OSC Files Hatch Act Complaints Alleging Political Coercion, Misuse of Office in Chesapeake Sheriff’s Campaign
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has filed two complaints with the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) alleging that Sheriff David Rosado and Undersheriff Christopher Pascal of the...
OSC Recognizes Two Whistleblowers with 2025 Outstanding Public Servant Awards to Commemorate National Whistleblower Day
OSC Recognizes Two Whistleblowers with 2025 Outstanding Public Servant Awards Today, in commemoration of National Whistleblower Day, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) announced that two whistleblowers at the...
OSC Whistleblower Case Uncovers $2.5 Million Owed to Crime Victims, Courts
OSC Whistleblower Case Uncovers $2.5 Million Owed to Crime Victims, Courts Today, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) notified the President and Congress that the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s)...
Whistleblowers Expose Lack of Mine Inspections Raising Serious Safety Concerns
Whistleblowers Expose Lack of Mine Inspections Raising Serious Safety Concerns Today, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) alerted the President and Congress that a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)...
OSC Responds to PEER Complaint Regarding the Merit Hiring Plan
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) today issued in a letter response to a request from Public Employees for Environmental Reform (PEER) for an advisory opinion regarding the new...
Whistleblowers Expose Hazardous Workplace Conditions at USDA Research Facility
Today, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) notified the President and Congress that a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) investigation substantiated serious safety and maintenance failures at the Agricultural...
OSC Institutes New Policy to Encourage Rewarding Whistleblowers
OSC Institutes New Policy to Encourage Rewarding Whistleblowers The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) today introduced a policy encouraging agencies to provide monetary rewards in some cases to federal...
OSC Issues Report to the President Finding Hatch Act Violation by Former SSA Commissioner
OSC Finds Hatch Act Violation by Former SSA Commissioner The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) today transmitted a report to President Donald J. Trump finding that Martin O'Malley, former...
OSC Files Amicus Brief with MSPB on Case Challenging Termination of Probationary Employees
OSC Files Amicus Brief with MSPB on Case Challenging Termination of Probationary Employees Today, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) filed an amicus curiae or “friend of the court”...