Tom Devine

Whistleblower protection bill gives feds facing retaliation avenue for relief outside MSPB

The Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act would grant whistleblowers access to a federal district court jury trial if the Merit Systems Protection Board…

Agency Oversight

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The Importance of Whistleblower Protection

FEDtalk

AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

New accountability office hasn’t made a dent in VA’s ‘culture of retaliation,’ whistleblowers say

Veterans Affairs

Culture of retaliation still prevalent at VA, whistleblowers say

Veterans Affairs

In this Aug. 7, 2018, photo, Mark Robbins, the last remaining member of the Merit Systems Protection Board, looks through stacks of legal cases piled up on his desk in Washington office. Robbins reads through federal workplace disputes, analyzes the cases, marks them with notes and logs his legal opinions. He then passes them along to nobody. He’s the only member of a three-member board that legally can’t operate until the president and Congress give him at least one colleague. (AP Photo/Juliet Linderman)

With no quick fix in sight, MSPB careening toward ‘unprecedented’ scenario Thursday

Workforce Rights/Governance

GOP lawmakers urge White House to clear up confusion over whistleblower protections

Workforce Rights/Governance

Supreme Court decision helps clarify whistleblower protections

Management

Public interest watchdogs discuss agency watchdogs

FEDtalk

Tom Devine, Legal Director, Government Accountability Project

Federal Drive

Federal whistleblowers face ‘best and worst’ of times, expert says

Congress

Tom Devine, Legal Director, Government Accountability Project

Federal Drive

Don’t treat whistleblowers like the plague

When federal whistleblowers report wrongdoing at their agencies it’s usually out of a sense of loyalty to the mission. So, why is it that they are sometimes…

Management

Bill would strengthen whistleblower protections for military personnel

Four senators have introduced a bill to extend to members of the military the same whistleblower protections enjoyed by civilian agency employees. The…

Federal Drive

Federal Drive Show Blog – November 25, 2013

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Tom Devine

Whistleblower protection bill gives feds facing retaliation avenue for relief outside MSPB

The Importance of Whistleblower Protection

New accountability office hasn’t made a dent in VA’s ‘culture of retaliation,’ whistleblowers say

Culture of retaliation still prevalent at VA, whistleblowers say

With no quick fix in sight, MSPB careening toward ‘unprecedented’ scenario Thursday

GOP lawmakers urge White House to clear up confusion over whistleblower protections

Supreme Court decision helps clarify whistleblower protections

Public interest watchdogs discuss agency watchdogs

Tom Devine, Legal Director, Government Accountability Project

Federal whistleblowers face ‘best and worst’ of times, expert says

Tom Devine, Legal Director, Government Accountability Project

Don’t treat whistleblowers like the plague

Bill would strengthen whistleblower protections for military personnel

Federal Drive Show Blog – November 25, 2013

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