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OSC Reports Whistleblower Disclosure of $30 Million in Waste at HHS’s Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has accepted the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS's) investigative findings of approximately $30 million in waste reported by a whistleblower. Disclosures...
OSC Highlights Recent Hatch Act Enforcement Actions to Protect Integrity of Federal Workforce
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel’s (OSC’s) Hatch Act Unit is sharing three settlement agreements reached over the last six months to underscore the importance of complying with federal restrictions...
OSC Honors Bruce Fong on Retirement with Four Decades of Service
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) announces the retirement of Bruce Fong, a distinguished public servant whose career has spanned nearly 43 years. Fong's unwavering dedication to protecting the...
Senator Grassley Secures Whistleblower Settlement; OSC Policy on Awards Reinforced
Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-founder of the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus, announced a successful settlement for Afolabi Siwajuola, a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) employee who blew...
OSC Delivers Exceptional Performance in Fiscal Year 2025
1/12/2026 Update: Please see Senior Counsel Charles Baldis' Op-ed in Government Executive titled "Safeguarding the Federal Merit System at the U.S. Office of Special Counsel," discussing how OSC has performed...
OSC Issues New Hatch Act Advisory Opinion Clarifying Jurisdiction Over Former Federal Employees
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has issued a new Hatch Act Advisory Opinion clarifying its jurisdiction to enforce the Hatch Act against former federal employees for Hatch Act...
OSC Files Hatch Act Complaints Alleging Political Coercion, Misuse of Office in Chesapeake Sheriff’s Campaign
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has filed two complaints with the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) alleging that Sheriff David Rosado and Undersheriff Christopher Pascal of the...
OSC Recognizes Two Whistleblowers with 2025 Outstanding Public Servant Awards to Commemorate National Whistleblower Day
OSC Recognizes Two Whistleblowers with 2025 Outstanding Public Servant Awards Today, in commemoration of National Whistleblower Day, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) announced that two whistleblowers at the...
OSC Whistleblower Case Uncovers $2.5 Million Owed to Crime Victims, Courts
OSC Whistleblower Case Uncovers $2.5 Million Owed to Crime Victims, Courts Today, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) notified the President and Congress that the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s)...
Whistleblowers Expose Lack of Mine Inspections Raising Serious Safety Concerns
Whistleblowers Expose Lack of Mine Inspections Raising Serious Safety Concerns Today, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) alerted the President and Congress that a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)...