Office of Special Counsel
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FAA "culture of noncompliance" puzzles the Office of Special Counsel.
November 22, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Special Counsel is reporting air traffic controllers in Jacksonville are not complying with the proper procedures, and their managers aren't doing much to help.
November 21, 2019 -
Federal employees, members of Congress and good government governments remember the late House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman, Elijah Cummings, as a champion for the federal workforce and a staunch and vocal supporter of whistleblowers.
October 17, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS), the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, says as cyber threats become more sophisticated, bringing back the cyber coordinator role is even more important.
September 19, 2019 -
OSC guidance seems to leave plenty of room to talk impeachment at work.
August 15, 2019 -
The American Federation of Government Employees said the Office of Special Counsel's November 2018 guidance on advocating or opposing "impeachment" or "resistance" violates federal employees' First Amendment rights.
August 14, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Labor Department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has launched the Contractor Assistance Portal.
August 14, 2019 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs is developing new training and policies for both employees and investigators within the agency's Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection.
July 24, 2019 -
Recent news about the Office of Special Counsel citing Kellyanne Conway for violating the Hatch Act is raising questions among federal workers.
June 18, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week directing federal agencies to cut at least one-third of all federal advisory committees.
June 18, 2019 -
The Office of Special Counsel surprised the federal community with last week's recommendation that White House aide Kellyanne Conway get canned.
June 17, 2019 -
Conway's violations are unprecedented in degree and attitude.
June 14, 2019 -
A federal watchdog agency is recommending that President Donald Trump fire one of his most ardent defenders, counselor Kellyanne Conway, for repeatedly violating a law that limits political activity by government workers
June 14, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Merit Systems Protection Board finds between 1999 and 2016, only about 7 for ever 1000 new supervisors faced consequences for failing their probationary period.
May 20, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Government Accountability Office has provided Congress with some best practices when it comes to dealing with federal whistleblowers.
May 08, 2019