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Special Counsel Henry J. Kerner Statement on National Whistleblower Appreciation Day
Special Counsel Henry J. Kerner today released the following statement in recognition of National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: Special Counsel Henry J. Kerner today released the following statement in recognition of...
Whistleblower Disclosure Prompts VA to Ensure Medication is Properly Handled During Transit to Patients
OSC today alerted the President and Congress that a VA medical center in Philadelphia failed to ensure that medications were stored at temperatures during transit to home-based patients. The U.S...
OSC Response to June 11, 2019 Office of White House Counsel letter
OSC respects the Office of White House Counsel but respectfully disagrees with its position, and will not withdraw its Report sent to the President finding numerous Hatch Act violations. The...
OSC Finds Kellyanne Conway Repeatedly Violated the Hatch Act, Recommends Removal from Federal Service
OSC today sent a report to President Donald J. Trump finding that Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway violated the Hatch Act on numerous occasions. The U.S. Office of Special...
OSC Urges MSPB to Protect Federal Employee Whistleblowers Who Disclose Non-Governmental Wrongdoing
OSC has filed an amicus curiae brief with the MSPB in support of broad protections for federal employee whistleblowers even when the disclosures involve wrongdoing by a non-governmental party. The...
OSC Wins Decision for National Guardsman Denied Reinstatement by Postal Service
OSC announced that it won a legal ruling forcing the U.S. Postal Service to reinstate a National Guardsman in his civilian job following his post-9/11 military service. The U.S. Office...
Improper VA Management of Social Work Harmed Veterans, Led to One Man’s Leg Amputation
Whistleblowers revealed that management at a VA medical center in Indianapolis directed social workers to stop entering home health care consults into a computerized patient record system. The U.S. Office...
Whistleblower Discloses More Than 1,000 Veterans Deprived of Timely Endoscopy Procedures by VA
For the second time in as many months, OSC has alerted the President and Congress to unacceptable wait times associated with endoscopy procedures at two different VA medical centers. For...
Whistleblowers Reveal Hundreds of VA Patients Improperly Waitlisted for Endoscopy Procedures
OSC has alerted the President and Congress to wait time problems associated with endoscopy procedures at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Orlando, Florida. The U.S. Office of...
OSC Looks to Build on Notable 2018 Accomplishments
OSC today released a summary of the historic accomplishments achieved in 2018 and committed to continue the agency’s success in 2019 and beyond. The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC)...