Press Releases
Flawed U.S. Treasury Software Led to Nearly $92 Million in Uncollected Debts Owed to OSHA
OSC today alerted the President and Congress to a software flaw at the U.S. Treasury Department that resulted in nearly $92 million in uncollected debts owed to OSHA. The U.S....
OSC Files Hatch Act Complaint Against Federal Employee Who Solicited Political Contributions in the Workplace
OSC filed a Hatch Act complaint charging a federal employee with violating the Hatch Act’s prohibitions against engaging in political activity while on duty or in the federal workplace. The...
VA Facility in Tennessee Improperly Denied Veterans In-Home Care
OSC has alerted the President that a VA facility in Tennessee improperly denied eligible patients access to in-home social work programs by enacting a blanket policy. The U.S. Office of...
Judge Imposes Maximum Penalty for VA Physician who Violated the Hatch Act During 2014 Senate Campaign
OSC today announced an initial decision by an administrative law judge finding that Dr. Choudhury Salekin, a VA physician, violated the Hatch Act during his 2014 Senate candidacy. The U.S....
VA Social Workers Pressured to Discharge Vulnerable Patients from Community Living to Private Care
OSC has alerted the President to investigative findings showing that management at a VA medical center pressured social workers to inappropriately discharge patients from VA Community Living Centers. The U.S....
ICE Agents Ambushed by Mexican Cartel Received Insufficient Support for Dangerous Mission, Investigation Finds
OSC today released investigative findings that shed new light on a 2011 tragedy involving two ICE agents who were ambushed along a dangerous stretch of highway in Mexico by the...
OSC Reaches Settlement with Nuclear Regulatory Commission OIG in Whistleblower Retaliation Case
OSC has closed its investigation into Nuclear Regulatory Commission Reliability and Risk Engineer Lawrence Criscione’s prohibited personnel practice complaint. The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has closed its investigation...
Thousands of Alabama Veterans Lacked Healthcare Access after Poorly Managed Medical Clinic Closure
OSC has alerted the President to gross mismanagement by the VA that led to thousands of Alabama veterans having limited access to healthcare after the agency abruptly closed a medical...
OSC Obtains $90K in Damages for Whistleblower Retaliated Against after Disclosing Unqualified Flight Safety Inspectors
OSC today announced a settlement agreement reached with the Federal Aviation Administration, including $90,000 in compensatory damages, for an Aviation Safety Inspector who was retaliated against. The U.S. Office of...
OSC Obtains Corrective Action for Whistleblower Retaliated Against After Raising Concerns with Environmental Studies
OSC has resolved through a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Interior a case before the MSPB involving a whistleblower who was retaliated against. The U.S. Office of Special...