Office of Special Counsel

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

Musurlian, Peter

A reminder for federal employees who itch to run for political office. Don’t.

Agency Oversight

Amelia Brust/Federal News Network

Merit Systems Protection Board, files, seal, stack, papers

Proof the tiny MSPB matters big

Federal Report

Flames rise from a pile of tree debris near the Bridge Crossing picnic grounds in Hatch Gulch Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022, near Deckers, Colo. In Colorado, climate change means snow is not always on the ground when needed so that crews can safely burn off debris piles and vegetation to help keep future wildfires from becoming catastrophic.
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Biden admin. worries climate change will take a toll on federal budgets for years to come

Federal Newscast

The Old Post Office Pavilion Clock Tower, which remains open during the partial government shutdown, is seen above the Trump International Hotel, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

House Dems think GSA should break lease with Trump Org. after accounting flaws revealed

Federal Newscast

(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

House-passed oversight package would expand federal employee whistleblower protections

Agency Oversight

Should the Office of Special Counsel have more Hatch Act enforcement power?

Agency Oversight

The Hatch Act: A tiger with no teeth?

Federal Report

Probe finds Trump officials repeatedly violated Hatch Act

People

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

Pay

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

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

Had the outcome gone differently, the case could have had potentially precedential consequences for federal employees, according to the Office of Special…

Workforce Rights/Governance

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

Veterans Affairs

Democrats and Republicans are united on the need for change at the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection, but they don’t yet agree on how best to improve the organization at the Department of Veterans Affairs.