PR08_06 |
8/21/08 |
New Orleans Flood Protection to Get New Investigation OSC Report Prompts New Effort by DoD Inspector General |
PR08_05 |
6/12/08 |
FAA Whistleblowers Receive Special Counsel's Public Servant Award |
PR08_04 |
5/21/08 |
NASA
Employee Suspended for Hatch Act Violations 180 days for political e-mailing
and blogging on the clock |
PR08_03 |
4/8/08 |
Guardsman
Gets Justice After Seven-Year Wait Long-stalled USERRA case settled quickly
after referral to OSC |
PR08_02 |
2/12/08 |
OSC: EPA Administrator Did Not Violate Hatch Act
Better Agency Review Processes Recommended |
PR08_01 |
1/3/08 |
USERRA Demonstration Project Concluded Servicemember Claims May Not Be Submitted to OSC |
PR07_15 |
8/28/07 |
OSC: HHS Grantee Administrator Suspended
Candidacy by Wisconsin Official Violated Hatch Act
|
PR07_14 |
8/28/07 |
OSC: 40-Day Suspension
For Hatch Act Violator
Federal Employee in Colorado
Promoted Political Candidate to Coworkers |
PR07_13 |
8/28/07 |
OSC: Personnel Violation
At Energy Dept Facility
Watchdog Agency Wins Corrective Action
|
PR07_12 |
7/12/07 |
Whistleblowers: Troublesome
Air Traffic Control Practices Continue at Dallas/Fort Worth International
Airport Problem May Be Nationwide |
PR07_11 |
7/12/07 |
OSC: Ohio
Prosecutor Violated Hatch Act Official, Assistant Pressured Subordinates To
Make Political Contributions |
PR07_10 |
6/25/07 |
OSC: Personnel Violation at State Dept
Watchdog Agency Wins Corrective Action |
PR07_09 |
5/11/07 |
OSC: Customs Agency Responds to Whistleblower Complaints |
PR07_08 |
4/4/07 |
OSC Wins Disciplinary
Settlement In Hatch Act Case Housing Authority Director in NJ Violated Law |
PR07_07 |
3/16/07 |
Special Counsel: USERRA Enforcement Will Be Aggressive |
PR07_06 |
3/14/07 |
OSC Removes Hatch Act Advisory For ‘Water Cooler’ Political Email Four Board Decisions Clarify Illegality Of Such Email |
PR07_05 |
2/8/07 |
OSC: New
Jersey Housing Director Violated Hatch Act |
PR07_04 |
1/29/07 |
OSC: High Level NASA Hatch
Investigations Present Cautionary Tale |
PR07_03 |
1/4/07 |
Board: OSC
Not Liable for Attorney Fees In State/Local Hatch Cases |
PR07_02 |
1/4/07 |
OSC: Twin Hatch Victories Will
Help Curb Abuse of Government Email Accounts Federal Employees Violated
Rules by electioneering
Via Email While on Duty and in the Workplace
|
PR07_01 |
1/3/07 |
OSC Announces Settlement of
Hatch Act Complaint |
PR06_18 |
11/2/06 |
Head Start Official Admits To
Violating Hatch Act Executive Director of New Castle County (DE) Branch
Allowed Candidate to Give Campaign Speech, Distribute Literature, Register
Voters During Mandatory Work Meeting |
PR06_17 |
10/19/06 |
OSC Wins Reemployment and Back
Pay For Injured Iraqi War Veteran |
PR06_16 |
9/7/06 |
OSC Names Recipient of 2006
Public Servant Award Whistleblower Leroy Smith Made Key Disclosures About Lack of Safety at Federal Prisons |
PR06_15 |
8/22/06 |
OSC Wins Settlement Against Air Force Academy Unusual Case of Quota Discrimination At Service Academy Reaches Happy Conclusion
|
PR06_14 |
8/15/06 |
VA Employee Admits Violating
Hatch Act Veterans Affairs Employee Engaged in Campaign Activities At
Government Facility in Defiance of Law
|
PR06_13 |
8/14/06 |
OSC Wins Removal Order in
Hatch Act Case SBA Lawyer Engaged in Partisan Activity in Government Offices
|
PR06_12 |
8/8/06 |
OSC Acts to Stop Questionable
DEA Move Transfer of Decorated Agent May Be Retaliation for Whistleblowing
|
PR06_11 |
7/24/06 |
OSC Gets Back Job for Whistleblower
USDA Official Resigns after OSC Identified Multiple Personnel and Hatch Act Violations
|
PR06_10 |
7/18/06 |
OSC Seeks Disciplinary Action
Against Head Start Official in Hatch Act Case
Executive Director of New Castle County (DE) Branch Allowed Candidate to Give Campaign Speech in Workplace
|
PR06_09 |
6/27/06 |
OSC Wins Settlement From Army Corps of Engineers
‘Dead-End’ Case Results in Serviceman Recovering Back Pay, Benefits, Promotion
|
PR06_08 |
6/14/06 |
OSC Scores Victories in Email Cases
Triple Ruling by Board Will Aid Hatch Act Enforcement
|
PR06_07 |
5/23/06 |
OSC Finds Border Patrol
Violated Law, DHS Settles |
PR06
06 |
4/4/06 |
OSC: Prisons Exposed Staff and
Inmates to Hazardous Materials Federal Bureau of Prisons Has Failed to
Address Concerns in Report
|
PR06_05 |
3/24/06 |
Ex-Mayor of Atlantic City Admits Violating Hatch Act |
PR06_04 |
2/2/06 |
OSC: Questions Remain on
Energy Department Response to Nuclear Facilities Security Deficiencies |
PR06_03 |
1/17/06 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Seeks Disciplinary Action in Hatch Act Case against Sheriff of Jackson
County, Missouri |
PR06_02 |
1/13/06 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Seeks Corrective Action in Prohibited Personnel Practices Case against The
Department of Homeland Security |
PR06_01 |
1/12/06 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Wins Disciplinary Ruling In Hatch Act Case |
PR05
20 |
11/28/05 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Wins Removal Order In Hatch Act Case |
PR05 19 |
11/15/05 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Seeks Disciplinary Action in Hatch Act Case Against Mayor of Atlantic City,
New Jersey |
PR05 18 |
11/10/05 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Files Petition for Corrective Action in USERRA Case Against Army Corps of
Engineers |
PR05 17 |
10/6/05 |
FAA Whistleblower Anne
Whiteman Receives 2005 Special Counsel's Public Servant Award
|
PR05 16 |
9/8/05 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
seeks Disciplinary Action against two Federal Employees for violating the
Hatch Act |
PR05 15 |
8/10/05 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Reaches Settlement Agreement in USERRA Case with Veterans Affairs Employee |
PR05
14 |
6/23/05 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Transmits Report of Cover-up of Operational Errors by FAA Personnel at
Dallas Fort Worth Airport |
PR05
13 |
6/14/05 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Transmits Report that FAA Improperly Halted Re-Examinations of Aviation
Mechanics with Suspect Certificates |
PR05
12 |
5/27/05 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Finds Border Patrol Internal Criminal Probes Deficient |
PR05
11 |
5/19/05 |
Congress Applauds U.S. Office
of Special Counsel's Success
on Its Backlog |
PR05
10 |
5/17/05 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Transmits Report of Investigation in Response to Whistleblower's Allegations
of Safety Concerns at Aberdeen Proving Ground |
PR05
09 |
5/9/05 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Transmits Report Substantiating Whistleblower's Allegation of Defective Pipe
Welds on USS Kitty Hawk
|
PR05
08 |
4/26/05 |
OSC Statement Regarding the
Cases of Special Counsel v. Sims and Special Counsel v. Davis |
PR05
07 |
3/23/05 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel Reaches Disciplinary Action Settlement Agreement in Hatch Act Case against Department of Justice Attorney |
PR05
06 |
3/21/05 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Reaches Disciplinary Action Settlement Agreement in Hatch Act Case Against
Former Chief of Staff to D.C. Mayor |
PR05
05 |
3/21/05 |
Office of Special Counsel
seeks Disciplinary Action against Federal Employee for Hatch Act Violation |
PR05
04 |
2/22/05 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Announces Settlement of TSA Whistleblower Complaint |
PR05
03 |
2/8/05 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Receives Expanded Authority Under USERRA; Special Counsel Pledges Job
Protection for Federal Employees Who Serve in Military Reserve, Guard |
PR05
02 |
1/25/05 |
OSC Seeks Disciplinary Action
against Two Federal Employees for Sending Prohibited Political E-mail
Messages while on Duty |
PR05
01 |
1/7/05 |
Special Counsel Reduces Agency
Backlog and Announces New Initiatives for 2005 |
PR04
17 |
12/13/04 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
reaches Disciplinary Action Settlement Agreement in Hatch Act Case against New York
State Employee |
PR04
16 |
11/9/04 |
Special Counsel Seeks Removal
of Federal Manager for Violating Veterans’ Preference Rights |
PR04
15 |
9/17/04 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Seeks Disciplinary Action in Hatch Act Case Against New Jersey State
Employee |
PR04
14 |
9/8/04 |
OSC seeks disciplinary action
against two Federal employees for sending Prohibited Political E-mail
Messages while on Duty |
PR04
13 |
8/25/04 |
OSC Issues Guidance about
Prohibited Political Activity at Federal Agencies |
PR04
12 |
7/22/04 |
Office of Special Counsel
Seeks Disciplinary Action in Hatch Act case against New York State Employee |
PR04
11 |
7/12/04 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
seeks disciplinary action against chief of staff to D.C. Mayor |
PR04
10
|
7/8/04 |
Department of Defense Agency
Recognizes U.S. Office of Special Counsel for Support of National Guard and
Reserve Forces OSC Pledges “100 percent” Commitment to Enforcing USERRA
|
PR04
09 |
6/24/04 |
Office of Special Counsel
seeks disciplinary action against Nevada state employee in Hatch Act case |
PR04
08 |
5/24/04 |
Office of Special Counsel
Files Friend of Court Brief Supporting Full Whistleblower Protections for
Transportation Security Administration Screeners |
PR04 07 |
5/20/04 |
OSC Forwards Public Health
Concerns on Vaccines to Congress |
PR04
06 |
5/3/04 |
Office of Special Counsel
Seeks Disciplinary Action in Hatch Act case against Alabama State Employee |
PR04
05 |
4/21/04 |
OSC and Former DoD IG Employee
Announce Settlement of Hatch Act Complaint |
PR04
04 |
4/12/04 |
Special Counsel Bloch responds
to GAO Report |
PR04
03 |
4/8/04 |
Results of Legal Review of
Discrimination Statute |
PR04
02 |
3/25/04 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Announces Settlement of Hatch Act Case Against Former Department of Defense
Senior Executive |
PR04
01 |
2/27/04 |
Legal Interpretation of
Discrimination Statute |
PR03_23 |
12/23/03 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Announces Senate Confirmation of Scott J. Bloch to Head Agency |