U.S. OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL ANNOUNCES IMPROVED
WEB-SITE AND NEW INTERNET ADDRESS: www.osc.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 2/1/99
CONTACT: JANE MCFARLAND
(202) 653-7984
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) today
announced the launch of an improved web-site, and a new Internet address: www.osc.gov.
New features include easier navigation throughout the
site, as well as better access to information on the federal statutes that
OSC enforces. For the first time, visitors to the site will have access to
sample advisory opinions interpreting Hatch Act restrictions on political
activity, and may download OSC forms and publications directly from the
site. A library of OSC press releases is also available, as well as
biographical information on senior OSC staff.
Special Counsel Elaine Kaplan said she “was delighted
to announce the improved web-site, and the new address.” “Our new
address---www.osc.gov—is easy to remember,” she said, “and the new
information available on the home page should make it much easier for
federal employees and managers, and other interested members of the public,
to learn about OSC and the laws we enforce.”
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel provides an
independent avenue to protect merit systems principles in federal
employment. OSC receives, investigates and prosecutes before the Merit
Systems Protection Board, charges concerning the commission of prohibited
personnel practices, with priority given to protecting whistleblowers. In
addition, OSC provides a secure channel for federal employees who possess
information regarding legal violations, gross mismanagement, fraud, waste
and abuse, as well as enforcing Hatch Act restrictions on political activity
by federal and state employees.
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