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In today's Federal Newscast, top Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee are calling on the General Services Administration to terminate its lease for the Trump Hotel in downtown D.C.
The 174-page bill, which the House passed earlier this week along party lines, expands federal employee whistleblower protections and updates the 80-year-old Hatch Act. It will likely face a tough path forward in an equally divided Senate.
The law, enacted in 1939, prevents political activity by appointed and career federal employees while on the job.
"The 2020 election revealed that, at least with respect to an administration’s senior-most officials, the Hatch Act is only as effective as the White House decides it will be," the Office of Special Counsel said in a recent report on the 1939 law.
At least 13 former Trump administration officials violated the law by intermingling campaigning with their official government duties.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives misclassified more than 90 administrative positions as law enforcement jobs — and provided special premium pay typically reserved for criminal investigators and other officers to some employees.
The House is considering new legislation in effort to reform VA's beleaguered Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection, while the Senate is hopeful new political leadership might "right the ship."
Had the outcome gone differently, the case could have had potentially precedential consequences for federal employees, according to the Office of Special Counsel.
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.
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Special Counsel handed down a fine and two-year ban from federal service to a former official at Housing and Urban Development.
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Special Counsel issued a post-election Hatch Act advisory. The voting is over, so the OSC says it's ok to sport hats or T-shirts or to display pictures while you're on duty.
Federal employees can now technically show support for one of the presidential candidates at work, according to the Office of Special Counsel's post-Election Day Hatch Act guidance. But there are certain "rare" exceptions and nuances that are especially relevant in this year's race.
In today's Federal Newscast, a cabinet secretary gets a bill and a slap on the wrist for a recent alleged Hatch Act violation.
Violating the Hatch Act can cost federal employees their jobs, but the law leaves enough room for top officials in White House -- regardless of the administration -- not to enforce it among its own.