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Management

There's a new Hatch Act and whistleblower retaliation sheriff in town

There's a new Hatch Act sheriff in town. Attorney Hampton Dellinger was recently confirmed as Special Counsel, leading the Office of Special Counsel.

Management

Justice Department's new whistleblower program

Congress

Whistleblower protection legislation stalls amid congressional chaos

Commentary

The OSC investigative process: What to expect

Agency Oversight

Agencies aren't always capable of investigating their own whistleblower complaints

Intelligence Community

Five key provisions in the just-signed 2022 intelligence authorization bill

Agency Oversight

House-passed oversight package would expand federal employee whistleblower protections

FILE - In this June 14, 2018, file photo, the FBI seal is seen before a news conference at FBI headquarters in Washington. An FBI employee has been indicted on charges that she stored classified documents and other national security information at home over the course of more than a decade, the Justice Department said Friday. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Workforce Rights/Governance

Congressional oversight leaders ask for GAO review of FBI whistleblower protections

Chuck Schumer, Raphael Warnock, Amy Klobuchar

Congress

Next question: Will the Senate go along with House oversight proposals?

House Modernization Committee

Workforce Rights/Governance

Long-awaited federal employee whistleblower protections advance in key House committee

FILE- In this March 30, 2019, file photo the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is visible as cherry blossom trees bloom on the West Lawn in Washington. The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits fell to its lowest level since late 1969, a sign that employers are holding onto their workers despite signs of a slowing economy. Weekly applications for jobless aid fell 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 202,000, the Labor Department said Thursday, April 4. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, FIle)

Congress

Congress again ponders the next round of whistleblower reform

Veterans Affairs

Support for new proposed law to boost whistleblowers at Veterans Affairs

FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2015, file photo, a U.S. flag flies at the U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba. The United States is renewing calls for the Cuban government to determine the source of “attacks” on U.S. diplomats in Cuba that have affected some two dozen people. At a senior-level meeting with Cuban officials in Washington on June 14, 2018, the State Department said it had again raised the issue, which has prompted a significant reduction in staffing at the U.S. Embassy in Havana.(AP Photo/Desmond Boylan, File)

Federal Newscast

Senators want to provide financial aid for those suffering from mysterious Havana Syndrome

Veterans Affairs

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

impasses panel

Workforce Rights/Governance

Appeals court rules in favor of VA whistleblower involving multiple agencies

Supporters line the street as motorcyclists participate in the 30th anniversary of the Rolling Thunder 'Ride for Freedom' demonstration in Washington, Sunday, May 28, 2017. Rolling Thunder seeks to bring full accountability for all U.S. prisoners of war and missing in action (POW/MIA) soldiers. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Federal Newscast

Pentagon declines permit for Rolling Thunder event to use parking lot

Agency Oversight

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

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

Workforce Rights/Governance

Congressmen worry White House is running out of time to restore functionality to MSPB

John Kostyack - National Whistleblower Center

Agency Oversight

What the 2021 NDAA means for future whistleblowers

FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2017, photo, flags decorate a space outside the office of the Education Secretary at the Education Department in Washington. President-elect Joe Biden has chosen the education commissioner for Connecticut and a former public school teacher to serve as education secretary. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Federal Newscast

IG: Education had decent reopening plans for allowing employees back

Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., delivers her opening statement during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on unsustainable drug prices on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)

Federal Newscast

Congresswoman wants to make sure Trump administration preserves records

Nick Schwellenbach

Workforce Rights/Governance

POGO: Existing whistleblower protections may not always protect policy dissent

FILE - In this April 23, 2020 file image from video, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., speaks on the floor of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. New York's primary election ended with uncertainty Tuesday night, June 23, 2020, over the outcomes of several of New York congressional races featuring young insurgents. Maloney was neck and neck with challenger Suraj Patel, who ran against her in the 2018 primary. (House Television via AP)

Federal Newscast

House bill calls for increased federal whistleblower protections

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