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Special Counsel Dellinger Statement on Public Service Recognition Week
This week is Public Service Recognition Week, a time each year when we show our particular appreciation for public servants across governments (federal, tribal, state, and local) for their vast...
Special Counsel Dellinger Announces Transition Leadership Team, Meets with All Agency Colleagues
Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger has named Karen Gorman as Acting Principal Deputy Special Counsel. Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger has named Karen Gorman as Acting Principal Deputy Special Counsel. Gorman, along...
OSC Announces Discipline for Two Federal Employees Who Knowingly Violated the Hatch Act
OSC today announced discipline, including a 90-day unpaid suspension and a 130-day unpaid suspension, for two federal employees who violated the Hatch Act. The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC)...
MSPB Agrees with OSC on Key Issue in Whistleblower Retaliation Case, Upholding Protections for Federal Workers
OSC is highlighting the impact of OSC’s amicus curiae brief in a recent MSPB decision. Today, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) is highlighting the impact of OSC's amicus...
OSC Strongly Enforces the Prohibition Against Employee Gag Orders that Chill Whistleblowing
OSC is providing updated information on its enforcement of the anti‐gag order provision in the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act . Federal employees maintain certain constitutional and statutory “free speech" rights...
OSC Obtains Corrective Action for USCIS Whistleblower Fired in Retaliation for Reporting a Manager’s Misconduct
OSC announced that it has settled its complaint for corrective action filed with the MSPB against USCIS. The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) today announced that it has settled...
Whistleblower Reveals Large Demolition Projects at Maryland Army Facility Risked Asbestos Exposure
OSC has alerted the President and Congress that officials at an Army facility in Aberdeen, Maryland were not compliant with asbestos safety requirements for years. The U.S. Office of Special...
Senate Confirms Hampton Dellinger as Special Counsel of OSC
Senate Confirms Hampton Dellinger as Special Counsel of OSC The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) announces that Hampton Dellinger of North Carolina was confirmed by the Senate yesterday as...
Recent Cases Highlight OSC’s Effective Advocacy on Behalf of Whistleblowers Who Faced Retaliation
OSC highlights some recent cases in which OSC succeeded in getting federal agencies to redress the retaliatory actions the agencies took against whistleblowers. Each year the U.S. Office of Special...
VA Implements Corrective Action to Protect Laundry Staff from Contaminated Needles after Whistleblower Discloses Safety Hazard
OSC alerted the President and Congress to corrective action taken by the VA that will improve the safety of Laundry Service operations after a whistleblower disclosed finding syringes in laundry...