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Release No. Date Title
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

Special Counsel interviewed on NPR re: Bureau of Prisons case  
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Interview with Scott Bloch. Bureau of Prisons case ( Part 2 of 2 )
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Interview with Scott Bloch. Bureau of Prisons case ( Part 1 of 2 )
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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 PDF Format 
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

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