Press Releases
Little Rock VA Whistleblower Discloses Wait Time Manipulation
Supervisors improperly directed scheduling staff at the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS) in North Little Rock, AR to “zero out” patient wait times, in violation of policy Beginning as...
Whistleblower Disclosures of Security Vulnerabilities at the Navy Yard are Confirmed
OSC informed the White House and Congress yesterday that the Navy substantiated numerous whistleblower disclosures at the Washington Navy Yard The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) informed the White...
Whistleblower Identified Long-Standing Contracting Violations at an Agency
OSC reported violations of contracting rules and regulations at the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad (Commission) in a letter sent In a letter sent to the...
OSC Updates Hatch Act Guidance for Social Media
In advance of the upcoming presidential election year, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has revised its guidance regarding the Hatch Act and federal employee use of social media...
OSC Continues to Enforce USERRA in the Federal Sector
Since 1994, OSC has enforced the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) through successfully resolving several cases In fiscal year 2015, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC)...
OSC Facilitates Settlement of a VA Whistleblower Reprisal Claim
OSC has facilitated the settlement of a whistleblower retaliation claim brought against the VA by David Tharp, a psychologist witwith the VA’s post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) program in Waco, TX...
OSC Investigation Leads to Settlement in Army Hospital Whistleblower Case
After an OSC investigation, the Army recently settled a whistleblower retaliation claim filed by Teresa Gilbert, an Army civilian infection control analyst After a U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC)...
VA Needs to Improve Internal Accountability in Whistleblower Cases
In a letter to the White House and Congress, OSC reported that the VA failed to adequately discipline employees for endangering the health and safety of veterans and other wrongdoing....
FAA Confirms Whistleblower Disclosures of Flight Safety Risk
OSC sent findings to the White House and Congress regarding a safety risk in the nation’s air traffic control system. Today, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) sent findings...
OSC Finds VA Retaliated Against Employee for Contacting Congress
OSC found that the VA fired an employee because he contacted Congress requesting assistance in finding his lost VA benefits claims folder. The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) found...