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Jason Miller: Cancelled rule missed mark for whistleblowers

The Office of Special Counsel unexpectedly withdrew a proposed rule that would've expanded the whistleblower rights of federal contractors. But one expert said ...

Tom Temin@tteminWFED

January 7, 2016 10:11 am

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Jason Miller, executive editor, Federal News Radio

The Office of Special Counsel unexpectedly withdrew a proposed rule that would've expanded the whistleblower rights of federal contractors. But one expert said that’s not necessarily a bad thing. David Colapinto, general counsel for the National Whistleblowers Center and a partner with the law firm of Cohen, Cohen Colapinto, tells Executive Editor Jason Miller about why OSC’s proposed rule missed the mark and what Congress needs to do to fix federal contractor whistleblower protections. Miller shares the story on Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Read Jason's related story.

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Tom Temin is host of the Federal Drive and has been providing insight on federal technology and management issues for more than 30 years.

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