Office of Special Counsel

ATF misclassified jobs, improperly paid out law enforcement benefits, audit finds

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives misclassified more than 90 administrative positions as law enforcement jobs — and provided special…

Pay

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VA accountability office says it’s improved, but whistleblowers aren’t so sure

Veterans Affairs

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Appeals court upholds whistleblower precedent in complex but consequential case for feds

Workforce Rights/Governance

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After years of complaints, House committee considering changes to VA accountability office

Veterans Affairs

Former HUD official faces punishment for Hatch Act violation during Trump administration

Federal Newscast

MAGA hats sit on empty seats during an election watch party, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Chandler, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

OSC: Election isn’t settled but feds can wear political attire again

Federal Newscast

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Judges wooden gavel resting on a law book in a courtroom conceptual of judgements, crime, punishment, and justice

So goes 2020: Post-Election Day Hatch Act guidance for feds is anything but simple

Workforce Rights/Governance

Ivanka Trump, right, and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, left, speak with a farming family during a visit to the North Carolina State Farmers Market in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

USDA Secretary in hot water for talking politics on a work trip

Federal Newscast

Many feds do care about the Hatch Act. But the law allows others to shrug it off.

Federal Report

President Donald Trump arrives to listen to first lady Melania Trump speak during the 2020 Republican National Convention from the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Official word: The Hatch Act does not apply to Trump and Pence

Federal Newscast

POGO: Existing whistleblower protections may not always protect policy dissent

Workforce Rights/Governance

Congressional regulators voice concerns about Postal Service delivery standards

In today’s Federal Newscast, more than 130 House members tell the Postal Service they’re concerned with mail delivery standards ahead of the November…

Federal Newscast

Politics at work: Even if you can, it’s a bad idea

Even if it doesn’t violate the Hatch Act, politics at the office is a bad idea.

Federal Report

Court dismisses union lawsuit over OSC Hatch Act advice on impeachment

Workforce Rights/Governance

A federal district court has dismissed a lawsuit from the American Federation of Government Employees, which challenged a two-year-old advisory opinion from the Office of Special Counsel on the Hatch Act and its implications around impeachment.

Office of Special Counsel

ATF misclassified jobs, improperly paid out law enforcement benefits, audit finds

VA accountability office says it’s improved, but whistleblowers aren’t so sure

Appeals court upholds whistleblower precedent in complex but consequential case for feds

After years of complaints, House committee considering changes to VA accountability office

Former HUD official faces punishment for Hatch Act violation during Trump administration

OSC: Election isn’t settled but feds can wear political attire again

So goes 2020: Post-Election Day Hatch Act guidance for feds is anything but simple

USDA Secretary in hot water for talking politics on a work trip

Many feds do care about the Hatch Act. But the law allows others to shrug it off.

Official word: The Hatch Act does not apply to Trump and Pence

POGO: Existing whistleblower protections may not always protect policy dissent

Congressional regulators voice concerns about Postal Service delivery standards

Politics at work: Even if you can, it’s a bad idea

Court dismisses union lawsuit over OSC Hatch Act advice on impeachment

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