Independent federal agency protecting merit systems, whistleblowers, and federal employees from prohibited personnel practices. Enforces Hatch Act and USERRA.
Washington, D.C.
Joined November 2011
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Special Counsel Dellinger questions the findings of investigations into CBP’s air rescue operations & FAA’s safety procedures at Detroit Airport. Read more on the scrutiny growing in these cases. buff.ly/4fYFKK7
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@US_OSC compiles an inventory of existing and upcoming AI use cases and institutes a review process for the safe adoption of new covered AI tools.
Learn more: executivegov.com/2024/10/osc…
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#ArtificialIntelligence #GovernmentTechnology
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Office of Special Counsel @US_OSC is giving real teeth to National Whistleblower Day, writes Stephen Kohn of @KKCWhistleblow.
federalnewsnetwork.com/manag…
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The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has announced that it is calling on Congress to permanently recognize July 30 as National Whistleblower Appreciation Day.
whistleblowersblog.org/natio…
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Opinion | Time to Close the Hatch Act’s Escape Hatch
The head of the @US_OSC announces an enforcement update for White House officials politico.com/news/magazine/2…
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The @US_OSC highlighted its recent enforcement actions of Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act provisions to curb agency efforts to chill employee speech, via @GovExec. govexec.com/management/2024/…
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Whistleblowers perform a critical service by reporting suspected wrongdoing. The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) works to protect Federal employees from reprisal for whistleblowing. Hear more about @US_OSC at the DoD OIG’s Worldwide Hotline Outreach on July 28, 2022.
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.@US_OSC is plowing through an unending stream of whistleblower cases. Last year they resolved more than 6,000 cases.
Special Counsel Henry Kerner gave us a summary of last year and explained how a small budget increase helped. federalnewsnetwork.com/feder… youtu.be/DKUdk60gHhk
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Most federal employees are obligated to keep partisan politics out of the office. Here's a quick intro to the Hatch Act: youtube.com/watch?v=ZBwyoLtq…
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Erica Hamrick, deputy chief of the Hatch Act Unit at @US_OSC, discusses how to avoid Hatch Act violations as the country dives into the 2020 election cycle. ow.ly/zdIZ50vlmiQ
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New #whistleblower site is an effort to “deliver more information to insiders, to whistleblowers, to come forward to report to the IG community on waste, fraud, abuse and misconduct,” said CIGIE Chair and @JusticeOIG IG Michael E. Horowitz.
Full remarks: facebook.com/NationalWhistle…
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.@US_OSC released findings today that a veteran's leg amputation was the direct result of miscommunication and delays at a VA hospital in Indiana. stripes.com/news/us/va-misco…
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Lest we forget important to protect #VA #Whistleblowers. Grateful to @Fahrenthold & @US_OSC for help: ow.ly/84mq30cSDpQ
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Long wait times at Orlando VA? @marcorubio sends letter to Secretary Robert Wilkie concerning “whistleblower allegations regarding lengthy wait times at the Orlando VA Medical Center” – at Florida, USA
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A VA surgeon blew the whistle on anesthesiologists who he claimed made life-threatening mistakes during procedures. Then, the VA forced him to into retirement. @US_OSC is investigating. stripes.com/news/whistleblow…
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The Hatch Act explained cnn.it/2Ear7ox
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This is the eighth time in less than two years that the @US_OSC has found the @DeptVetAffairs internal investigations "unreasonable." inewsource.org/2018/11/19/va…
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When investigators arrived to look for signs of patient neglect at a Brockton VA nursing home, they found a nurse and nurse's aide fast asleep during their shifts. bos.gl/xU9OHRd
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Quite a #memory from 2014–thanks @US_OSC #VA whistle-blowers get retaliation settlements google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoda…
