whistleblower retaliation

The American flag flies at half-staff in honor of President George H. W. Bush at Walker's Point, the Bush's summer home, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, in Kennebunkport, Maine. Bush died at the age of 94 on Friday, about eight months after the death of his wife, Barbara Bush. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

The federal workforce: Two million, or just you?

Sometimes working along can be downright pleasant. Sometimes you’re all by yourself pursuing injustice.

Federal Report

Flames rise from a pile of tree debris near the Bridge Crossing picnic grounds in Hatch Gulch Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022, near Deckers, Colo. In Colorado, climate change means snow is not always on the ground when needed so that crews can safely burn off debris piles and vegetation to help keep future wildfires from becoming catastrophic.
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Biden admin. worries climate change will take a toll on federal budgets for years to come

Federal Newscast

Cadets salute during the National Anthem prior to the NCAA college football game between the Army Black Knights and Massachusetts at Michie Stadium, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, in West Point, N.Y. The U.S. military academies provide a key pipeline into the leadership of the armed services and have welcomed more racially diverse students each year for the better part of the last decade. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

Service members who lose their job during deployment get more help in their corner

Federal Newscast

New features to help modernize Thrift Savings Plan

Federal Newscast

DoD sets deadline for other providers to get in on new cloud project

Federal Newscast

Amelia Brust/Federal News Network

Support for new proposed law to boost whistleblowers at Veterans Affairs

Veterans Affairs

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

Veterans Affairs

Appeals court upholds whistleblower precedent in complex but consequential case for feds

Workforce Rights/Governance

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

Agency Oversight

Biden announces nominee to lead beleaguered VA accountability office

Veterans Affairs

Glenn Fine, inspector general, Defense Department

Trump’s watchdog shakeup underscores legal limits for IG independence

Agency Oversight

Despite laws, federal whistleblowers still face problems

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…

Workforce Rights/Governance

Whistleblower retaliation: Wrong when Nixon did it, wrong now, and — fingers crossed — wrong tomorrow

Debra D’Agostino, a founding partner of the Federal Practice Group, explains why she’s worried about the cracks in the civil services and whistleblower…

Commentary

What risks do whistleblowers take at federal agencies?

Federal Drive

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