8/4/08 |
Hatch Act Unit - Average Processing Time per Complaint |
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8/4/08 |
Hatch Act Complaints |
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8/4/08 |
Complaints Examining Unit - Average Processing of PPP Case in the Unit |
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8/4/08 |
Disclosure Referrals to Agency Heads |
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8/4/08 |
Disclosure Unit Cases Pending at End of Year |
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8/4/08 |
Disclosure Unit - Average Processing Time per Disclosure |
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8/4/08 |
USERRA Demonstration Project |
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1/3/08 |
USERRA Demonstration Project Concluded Servicemember Claims May Not Be Submitted to OSC |
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8/28/07 |
OSC: HHS Grantee Administrator Suspended Candidacy by Wisconsin Official Violated Hatch Act
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8/28/07 |
OSC: 40-Day Suspension For Hatch Act Violator Federal Employee in Colorado
Promoted Political Candidate to Coworkers |
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8/28/07 |
OSC: Personnel Violation At Energy Dept Facility Watchdog Agency Wins Corrective Action
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7/31/07 |
Special Counsel Scott Bloch talks about the Federal Dispute Resolution Conference on Federal News Radio with Mike Causey and Jane Norris. (Length:
5:15)
Click here to listen |
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7/16/07 |
Special Counsel Scott Bloch talks about the Cover-Up of Aircraft Near-Misses on Federal News Radio with Mike Causey and Jane Norris. (Length:
11:52)
Click here to listen |
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7/12/07 |
Whistleblowers:
Troublesome Air Traffic Control Practices Continue at Dallas/Fort Worth
International Airport Problem May Be Nationwide |
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7/12/07 |
OSC: Ohio
Prosecutor Violated Hatch Act Official, Assistant Pressured Subordinates To
Make Political Contributions |
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6/25/07 |
OSC: Personnel Violation at State Dept
Watchdog Agency Wins Corrective Action |
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5/14/07 |
Special Counsel Scott Bloch talks about Hatch Act Investigations on Federal News Radio with Mike Causey and Jane Norris. (Length:
7:30)
Click here to listen |
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5/11/07 |
OSC: Customs Agency Responds to Whistleblower Complaints |
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4/4/07 |
OSC Wins Disciplinary
Settlement In Hatch Act Case Housing Authority Director in NJ Violated Law |
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3/29/07 |
Special Counsel Scott Bloch talks about USERRA on Federal News Radio with Mike Causey and Jane Norris. (Length:
9:24)
Click here to listen |
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3/27/07 |
Prison Recycling and the Leroy Smith Case Covered in Prison Legal News Story |
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3/16/07 |
Special Counsel: USERRA Enforcement Will Be Aggressive |
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3/14/07 |
OSC Removes Hatch Act Advisory For ‘Water Cooler’ Political Email Four Board Decisions Clarify Illegality Of Such Email |
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2/8/07 |
OSC: New
Jersey Housing Director Violated Hatch Act |
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2/1/07 |
Disclosure Unit - Referrals to Agency
Heads |
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2/1/07 |
USERRA Demonstration Project |
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2/1/07 |
Hatch Act Complaints |
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2/1/07 |
Complaints Examining Unit - Average
Processing Time of PPP Cases in the Unit |
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2/1/07 |
Hatch Act Unit - Average Processing
Time per Complaint |
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2/1/07 |
Disclosure Unit - Average Processing
Time per Disclosure |
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1/31/07 |
America Will Always Need Whistleblowers, by Special Counsel Scott Bloch. |
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1/29/07 |
OSC: High Level NASA Hatch
Investigations Present Cautionary Tale |
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1/8/07 |
Special Counsel Scott Bloch talks about the Hatch Act and the Wilkinson and
Davis cases on Federal News Radio with Mike Causey and Jane Norris. (Length:
11:05)
Click here to listen |
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1/4/07 |
Board: OSC
Not Liable for Attorney Fees In State/Local Hatch Cases |
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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
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1/3/07 |
OSC Announces Settlement of
Hatch Act Complaint |
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11/2/06 |
USERRA Results |
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11/2/06 |
Prohibited Personnel Practices Results |
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11/2/06 |
Hatch Act Results |
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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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10/31/06 |
Whistleblower Results |
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10/31/06 |
OSC Featured on Final Jeopardy! |
10/19/06 |
OSC Wins Reemployment and Back
Pay For Injured Iraqi War Veteran |
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10/11/06 |
Special Counsel Scott Bloch is interviewed by Mike Causey of Federal News Radio about whistleblowers, the Hatch Act, USERRA, PPPs and more. |
9/26/06 |
Special Counsel Scott Bloch discusses positive results for whistleblowers
that have been ignored by many media outlets. |
9/26/06 |
Special Counsel Scott Bloch
interviewed by Federal News Radio's Mike Causey about whistleblowers,
Prohibited Personnel Practices, the Hatch Act and USERRA. (Length:
8:52)
Click
here to listen |
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9/23/06 |
Special Counsel Scott Bloch talks about OSC achievements for whistleblowers
in the Washington Post, and criticizes faulty coverage. |
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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9/5/06 |
The
Federal Times on USERRA enforcement and OSC’s accomplishments in protecting
the rights of military servicemembers. |
8/23/06 |
Special Counsel Scott Bloch
addressed the 2006 Federal Dispute Resolution conference in San Antonio, TX. |
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8/22/06 |
Special Counsel Address to
21st Federal Dispute Resolution Conference. |
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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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8/17/06 |
Coverage of OSC’s efforts to curb abuse of government email. |
8/16/06 |
Special Counsel
Scott Bloch talks about email and the Hatch Act on Federal News Radio.
(Length: 0:19) Click
here to listen ( Part 2 of 2 ) |
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8/16/06 |
Special Counsel Scott Bloch talks about email and the Hatch Act on Federal
News Radio. (Length: 0:27)
Click
here to listen ( Part 1 of 2 ) |
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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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8/14/06 |
OSC Wins Removal Order in
Hatch Act Case SBA Lawyer Engaged in Partisan Activity in Government Offices
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8/8/06 |
OSC Acts to Stop Questionable
DEA Move Transfer of Decorated Agent May Be Retaliation for Whistleblowing
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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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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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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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6/14/06 |
OSC Scores Victories in Email Cases
Triple Ruling by Board Will Aid Hatch Act Enforcement
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5/23/06 |
OSC Finds Border Patrol
Violated Law, DHS Settles |
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4/8/06 |
Special Counsel Scott Bloch
interviewed on NPR regarding Leroy Smith and the Bureau of Prisons.
(Length: 4:19)
Click
here to listen |
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4/8/06 |
Special Counsel Scott Bloch interviewed on NPR regarding safety breaches at
facilities run by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. |
4/6/06 |
Special Counsel Scott Bloch
interviewed on Federal News Radio regarding Leroy Smith and the Bureau of
Prisons. Click
here to listen (Length: 0:47) ( Part 2 of 2 ) |
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4/6/06 |
Special Counsel Scott Bloch
interviewed on Federal News Radio regarding Leroy Smith and the Bureau of
Prisons. Click
here to listen (Length: 0:45) ( Part 1 of 2 ) |
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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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3/24/06 |
Ex-Mayor of Atlantic City Admits Violating Hatch Act |
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2/2/06 |
OSC: Questions Remain on
Energy Department Response to Nuclear Facilities Security Deficiencies |
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1/20/06 |
OSC works to clean up abuse of government email accounts. |
1/18/06 |
Are Whistleblowers
Protected? Radio Interview with Scott Bloch.
Click
here to listen (Length: 2:04) ( Part 2 of 2 ) |
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1/17/06 |
Are Whistleblowers
Protected? Radio Interview with Scott Bloch.
Click
here to listen (Length: 2:35) ( Part 1 of 2 ) |
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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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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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1/12/06 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Wins Disciplinary Ruling In Hatch Act Case |
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12/2/05 |
OSC wins key ruling on abuse of government email accounts. |
11/28/05 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Wins Removal Order In Hatch Act Case |
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11/15/05 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Seeks Disciplinary Action in Hatch Act Case Against Mayor of Atlantic City,
New Jersey |
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11/10/05 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Files Petition for Corrective Action in USERRA Case Against Army Corps of
Engineers |
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10/6/05 |
FAA Whistleblower Anne
Whiteman Receives 2005 Special Counsel's Public Servant Award
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9/9/05 |
OSC charges government employee with on-the-job organizing of a campaign
event for a member of congress. |
9/8/05 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
seeks Disciplinary Action against two Federal Employees for violating the
Hatch Act |
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8/12/05 |
OSC winning results for military servicemembers under USERRA. |
8/12/05 |
Special Counsel Address to
20th Federal Dispute Resolution Conference |
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8/10/05 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Reaches Settlement Agreement in USERRA Case with Veterans Affairs Employee |
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7/1/05 |
OSC fights to resolve aircraft safety hazards at Dallas/Fort Worth
International Airport. |
6/24/05 |
Special Counsel Scott Bloch interviewed on NPR regarding airplane safety
hazards at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. |
6/24/05 |
Special Counsel Scott Bloch
interviewed on NPR regarding airplane safety hazards at Dallas/Fort Worth
International Airport.
(Length: 3:56)
Click
here to listen |
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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 |
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6/14/05 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Transmits Report that FAA Improperly Halted Re-Examinations of Aviation
Mechanics with Suspect Certificates |
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5/29/05 |
Senate Appropriations
Subcommittee Testimony: FY 2006 Budget |
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5/27/05 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Finds Border Patrol Internal Criminal Probes Deficient |
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5/24/05 |
Testimony before the Senate
Oversight Subcommittee on Management, the Federal Workforce and the District
of Columbia |
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5/23/05 |
OSC Protects
Whistleblowers as They Shine the Light of Truth, by Special Counsel Scott
Bloch. |
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5/19/05 |
OSC complimented by Congress on "hard work - and smart work" resolving whistleblower backlog after bipartisan review. |
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5/19/05 |
Congress Applauds U.S. Office
of Special Counsel's Success
on Its Backlog |
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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 |
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5/9/05 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Transmits Report Substantiating Whistleblower's Allegation of Defective Pipe
Welds on USS Kitty Hawk
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4/26/05 |
OSC Statement Regarding the
Cases of Special Counsel v. Sims and Special Counsel v. Davis |
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3/23/05 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel Reaches Disciplinary Action Settlement Agreement in Hatch Act Case against Department of Justice
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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 |
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3/21/05 |
Office of Special Counsel
seeks Disciplinary Action against Federal Employee for Hatch Act Violation |
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2/22/05 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Announces Settlement of TSA Whistleblower Complaint |
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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 |
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1/25/05 |
OSC Seeks Disciplinary Action
against Two Federal Employees for Sending Prohibited Political E-mail
Messages while on Duty |
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1/7/05 |
Special Counsel Reduces Agency
Backlog and Announces New Initiatives for 2005 |
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12/13/04 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
reaches Disciplinary Action Settlement Agreement in Hatch Act Case against New York
State Employee |
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11/9/04 |
Special Counsel Seeks Removal
of Federal Manager for Violating Veterans’ Preference Rights |
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9/17/04 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Seeks Disciplinary Action in Hatch Act Case Against New Jersey State
Employee |
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9/8/04 |
OSC seeks disciplinary action
against two Federal employees for sending Prohibited Political E-mail
Messages while on Duty |
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9/04 |
Don’t Bury the Hatch Act:
Hidden Dangers for the Unwary and Politically Active Prosecutor’s Office,
by Special Counsel Scott Bloch. |
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8/25/04 |
OSC Issues Guidance about
Prohibited Political Activity at Federal Agencies |
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7/22/04 |
Office of Special Counsel
Seeks Disciplinary Action in Hatch Act case against New York State Employee |
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7/12/04 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
seeks disciplinary action against chief of staff to D.C. Mayor |
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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
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6/24/04 |
Office of Special Counsel
seeks disciplinary action against Nevada state employee in Hatch Act case |
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6/23/04 |
Testimony before House
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs hearing about USERRA. |
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5/28/04 |
Senate Appropriations
Testimony: FY 2005 Budget |
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5/24/04 |
Office of Special Counsel
Files Friend of Court Brief Supporting Full Whistleblower Protections for
Transportation Security Administration Screeners |
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5/20/04 |
OSC Forwards Public Health
Concerns on Vaccines to Congress |
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5/3/04 |
Office of Special Counsel
Seeks Disciplinary Action in Hatch Act case against Alabama State Employee |
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4/21/04 |
OSC and Former DoD IG Employee
Announce Settlement of Hatch Act Complaint |
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4/12/04 |
Special Counsel Bloch responds
to GAO Report |
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4/8/04 |
Results of Legal Review of
Discrimination Statute |
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3/25/04 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Announces Settlement of Hatch Act Case Against Former Department of Defense
Senior Executive |
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3/12/04 |
Interview with
Federal News Radio.
Click
here to listen |
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3/5/04 |
Improvements under new Special Counsel Scott Bloch. |
2/27/04 |
Legal Interpretation of Discrimination Statute |
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2/17/04 |
Remarks to OSC staff-
Installation Reception. |
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12/23/03 |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel Announces Senate Confirmation of Scott J. Bloch to Head Agency |
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11/12/03 |
Statement of
Scott J. Bloch. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs "Nominations
Hearing". |
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