Office of Special Counsel

Hampton Dellinger, Hatch Act

There’s a new Hatch Act and whistleblower retaliation sheriff in town

There’s a new Hatch Act sheriff in town. Attorney Hampton Dellinger was recently confirmed as Special Counsel, leading the Office of Special Counsel.

Management

Hatch Act, political activity, elections

What OSC’s Hatch Act updates mean for federal employees

Workforce Rights/Governance

Biden Hatch Act

White House officials who think the Hatch Act doesn’t apply to them may need to think again

Federal Newscast

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Hampton Yeats Dellinger

For federal employee justice, some continuity in leadership

Federal Report

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Federal employee whistleblower complaints to OSC fall by nearly half over 5 years

Workforce

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Whistle blower or whistleblower concept as a symbol of a secret informer agent posing as an employee with his cast shadow of a whistle as a metaphor for inside infoermation on misconduct in a 3D illustration style.

The OSC investigative process: What to expect

Commentary

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Whistle blower or whistleblower concept as a symbol of a secret informer agent posing as an employee with his cast shadow of a whistle as a metaphor for inside infoermation on misconduct in a 3D illustration style.

Still a lot of work to do to gain the trust of VA whistleblowers

Veterans Affairs

MSPB

The MSPB only looks like it’s gone dark

Workforce Rights/Governance

The nation’s ‘Mr. Whistleblower’ is nominated to a new a referee slot

Workforce Rights/Governance

An analysis of whistleblower retaliation claims at Veterans Affairs

Veterans Affairs

union, federal mediation and conciliation service

A few Hatch Act takeaways for federal employees this election season

Workforce Rights/Governance

A look inside the small but potent Office of Special Counsel

What federal managers need to know better to handle OSC investigations.

Agency Oversight

Treasury Department

IG audit finds Treasury didn’t collect $472M in debts owed to 28 agencies

A Treasury Department watchdog report finds a software flaw led to the agency failing to collect $472 million in debts owed to over 28 agencies.

IT Modernization

Bob Tobias, professor at the Key Executive Leadership program of American University

Agencies aren’t always capable of investigating their own whistleblower complaints

Agency Oversight

Bob Tobias, a professor in the Key Executive Leadership Program at American University, has looked into this question.

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