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State and local investigations make it difficult for investigators to probe possible Hatch Act violations by federal employees, said Special Counsel Carolyn Lerner. The Office of Special Counsel is asking Congress to remove OSC's duty of policing state and local issues, so it can focus on federal cases.
May 17, 2012 -
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The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee moves the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations, the Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting and two other pieces of legislation to the floor for a full vote.
May 16, 2012 -
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A group of lawmakers has proposed an update to the law governing federal employees' political activity that would exempt some state and local employees and allow for a range of penalties other than automatic suspension for minor violations.
March 07, 2012 -
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The Office of the Special Counsel wants to see the law governing the political activity of federal employees updated. Carolyn Lerner, head of the OSC, told Federal News Radio the law is outdated and has led to unintended consequences. The act was created in 1939 when "typewriters were about the most advanced means of communication," Lerner said.
October 12, 2011 -
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House lawmakers want to update the Hatch Act. The last time Congress changed the 1939 law governing political activity of federal employees was in 1993, before the Internet, Facebook and Twitter. Federal News Radio’s Jason…
June 21, 2011 -
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The blunder earlier this month from a Secret Service Twitter feed has raised cautionary flags for other feds.
May 31, 2011 -
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Carolyn Lerner plans to improve the Office of Special Counsel if confirmed following the agencies two-year span without a Senate confirmed leader.
March 10, 2011 -
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Where will you be when Twitter and the Hatch Act collide? Where SHOULD you be? We ask attorney Bill Bransford.
March 10, 2011 -
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Quick, because your job may be at stake: The Hatch Act is 1) a 71 year old law protecting feds from political arm-twisting or 2) a 1920s show business review featuring scantily clad pullets. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says your job could depend on the right answer.
October 27, 2010 -
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So far this political season, OSC has fired one federal employee and suspended another without pay for 120 days. Attorney Debra Roth has some tips for not joining the list.
October 21, 2010 -
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The Hatch Act restricts how open federal employees can be with political preferences
August 16, 2010 -
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Senior Correspondent Mike Causey is working on a fall TV series called \'The Stupid Fed Show\'. It\'s the ultimate reality show and it doesn\'t involve desert islands, round-the-world races of switching spouses. It\'s practically done deal with only one federal official standing in his way. To find out how you can help Mike check his column today and don\'t pass it on.
August 09, 2010 -
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Would you like a 180 day leave of absence from your federal duties? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it\'s easy to qualify but you must act within the next 7 or 8 days.
October 28, 2008 -
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Would you like a 180 day leave of absence from your federal duties? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it\'s easy to qualify but you must act within the next 7 or 8 days.
October 28, 2008
