The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) is an independent federal investigative and prosecutorial agency. Our basic authorities come from four federal statutes: the Civil Service Reform Act, the Whistleblower Protection Act, the Hatch Act, and the Uniformed Services Employment & Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).
![Hatch Act icon](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124170045im_/https://osc.gov/DivisionHighlights/OSC-Hatch-Act.png)
- Hatch Act
- Protecting integrity of federal government and certain state and local agencies from prohibited political activityView More +
![USERRA icon](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124170045im_/https://osc.gov/DivisionHighlights/OSC-USERRA.png)
- USERRA
- Protecting the employment and reemployment rights of veterans, guardsmen, and reservistsView More +