Office of Special Counsel

FILE - This June 21, 2013, file photo, shows the seal affixed to the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington. In a federal lawsuit filed this week, U.S. Navy veteran from South Carolina says he ended up with “full-blown AIDS,” because government health care workers never informed him of his positive test result in 1995. He says the test was done as part of standard lab tests at a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Columbia, South Carolina. A V.A. spokeswoman says the agency typically does not comment on pending litigation. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

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

The House is considering new legislation in effort to reform VA’s beleaguered Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection, while the Senate is…

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)

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

A federal district court has dismissed a lawsuit from the American Federation of Government Employees, which challenged a two-year-old advisory opinion…

Workforce Rights/Governance

Election season is busy season for Office of Special Counsel

Agency Oversight

The emergence of racial protests and the coming of a contentious election all have made work for the Office of Special Counsel.

Office of Special Counsel

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

Election season is busy season for Office of Special Counsel

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