whistleblower protections

In today’s Federal Newscast, House Democrats make a significant push to improve whistleblower protection rights for federal employees.

In today’s Federal Newscast, in an open letter to the Democratic candidates for president, Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.) asked them how they plan to rebuild the federal workforce.

A coalition of whistleblower advocates are urging Congress to restore a quorum to the Merit Systems Protection Board by confirming at least two of the president’s nominees. The MSPB has lacked a quorum for more than three years.

For the latest thinking in the whistleblower community, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke to the co-founder and general counsel of the National Whistleblower Center, David Colapinto.

House members said they’re working on new legislation designed to clarify and improve protections for federal whistleblowers.

A 2016 law was supposed to, at last, give FBI whistleblowers the protections most other federal employees have. But three years after the bill’s passage, at least one FBI whistleblower says he’s still waiting for an opportunity to have his day in court.

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Interior Department cleared brush and dead trees on double the amount called for in a 2018 presidential executive order.

The identity of the whistleblower that led to the impeachment proceedings has been kept secret all along. But is that kosher?

In today’s Federal Newscast, Open Season is underway and the Office of Personnel Management says it has updated its tool for participants to compare plans.

Federal agencies and contractors are doing more to avoid using the suspension and debarment process.