2006 Press Releases
Find out what OSC has to say about significant
events and cases. Use the links below to view any recent OSC press release.
All Press Releases | Whistleblowers
| Other PPPs | Disclosures | Hatch
Act
All Press Releases
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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 |
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PR06_17 |
10/19/06 |
OSC Wins Reemployment and Back
Pay For Injured Iraqi War Veteran |
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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 |
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PR06_15 |
8/22/06 |
OSC Wins Settlement Against Air Force Academy Unusual Case of Quota Discrimination At Service Academy Reaches Happy Conclusion
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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
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PR06_13 |
8/14/06 |
OSC Wins Removal Order in
Hatch Act Case SBA Lawyer Engaged in Partisan Activity in Government Offices
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PR06_12 |
8/8/06 |
OSC Acts to Stop Questionable
DEA Move Transfer of Decorated Agent May Be Retaliation for Whistleblowing
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PR06_11 |
7/24/06 |
OSC Gets Back Job for Whistleblower
USDA Official Resigns after OSC Identified Multiple Personnel and Hatch Act Violations
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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
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PR06_09 |
6/27/06 |
OSC Wins Settlement From Army Corps of Engineers
‘Dead-End’ Case Results in Serviceman Recovering Back Pay, Benefits, Promotion
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PR06_08 |
6/14/06 |
OSC Scores Victories in Email Cases
Triple Ruling by Board Will Aid Hatch Act Enforcement
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PR06_07 |
5/23/06 |
OSC Finds Border Patrol
Violated Law, DHS Settles |
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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
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PR06_05 |
3/24/06 |
Ex-Mayor of Atlantic City Admits Violating Hatch Act |
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PR06_04 |
2/2/06 |
OSC: Questions Remain on
Energy Department Response to Nuclear Facilities Security Deficiencies |
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PR06_03 |
1/17/06 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Seeks Disciplinary Action in Hatch Act Case against Sheriff of Jackson
County, Missouri |
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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 |
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PR06_01 |
1/12/06 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Wins Disciplinary Ruling In Hatch Act Case |
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Whistleblowers
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PR06_12 |
8/8/06 |
OSC Acts to Stop Questionable
DEA Move
Transfer of Decorated Agent May Be Retaliation for Whistleblowing
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PR06_04 |
2/2/06 |
OSC: Questions Remain on
Energy Department Response to Nuclear Facilities Security Deficiencies |
[Top]
Other PPP's
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PR06_17 |
10/19/06 |
OSC Wins Reemployment and Back
Pay For Injured Iraqi War Veteran |
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PR06_09 |
6/27/06 |
OSC Wins Settlement From Army Corps of Engineers
‘Dead-End’ Case Results in Serviceman Recovering Back Pay, Benefits, Promotion
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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 |
[Top]
Disclosures
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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 |
[Top]
Hatch Act
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Release No.
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Date
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Title
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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_14 |
8/15/06 |
VA Employee Admits Violating
Hatch Act
Veterans Affairs Employee Engaged in Campaign Activities At
Government Facility in Defiance of Law
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PR06_13 |
8/14/06 |
OSC Wins Removal Order in
Hatch Act Case
SBA Lawyer Engaged in Partisan Activity in Government Offices
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PR06_11 |
7/24/06 |
OSC Gets Back Job for Whistleblower
USDA Official Resigns after OSC Identified
Multiple Personnel and Hatch Act Violations
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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
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PR06_08 |
6/14/06 |
OSC Scores Victories in Email Cases
Triple Ruling by Board Will Aid Hatch Act Enforcement
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PR06_05 |
3/24/06 |
Ex-Mayor of Atlantic City Admits Violating Hatch Act |
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PR06_03 |
1/17/06 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Seeks Disciplinary Action in Hatch Act Case against Sheriff of Jackson
County, Missouri |
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PR06_01 |
1/12/06 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Wins Disciplinary Ruling In Hatch Act Case |
