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Judge Imposes Maximum Penalty for VA Physician who Violated the Hatch Act During 2014 Senate Campaign
OSC today announced an initial decision by an administrative law judge finding that Dr. Choudhury Salekin, a VA physician, violated the Hatch Act during his 2014 Senate candidacy. The U.S....
VA Social Workers Pressured to Discharge Vulnerable Patients from Community Living to Private Care
OSC has alerted the President to investigative findings showing that management at a VA medical center pressured social workers to inappropriately discharge patients from VA Community Living Centers. The U.S....
ICE Agents Ambushed by Mexican Cartel Received Insufficient Support for Dangerous Mission, Investigation Finds
OSC today released investigative findings that shed new light on a 2011 tragedy involving two ICE agents who were ambushed along a dangerous stretch of highway in Mexico by the...
OSC Reaches Settlement with Nuclear Regulatory Commission OIG in Whistleblower Retaliation Case
OSC has closed its investigation into Nuclear Regulatory Commission Reliability and Risk Engineer Lawrence Criscione’s prohibited personnel practice complaint. The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has closed its investigation...
Thousands of Alabama Veterans Lacked Healthcare Access after Poorly Managed Medical Clinic Closure
OSC has alerted the President to gross mismanagement by the VA that led to thousands of Alabama veterans having limited access to healthcare after the agency abruptly closed a medical...
OSC Obtains $90K in Damages for Whistleblower Retaliated Against after Disclosing Unqualified Flight Safety Inspectors
OSC today announced a settlement agreement reached with the Federal Aviation Administration, including $90,000 in compensatory damages, for an Aviation Safety Inspector who was retaliated against. The U.S. Office of...
OSC Obtains Corrective Action for Whistleblower Retaliated Against After Raising Concerns with Environmental Studies
OSC has resolved through a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Interior a case before the MSPB involving a whistleblower who was retaliated against. The U.S. Office of Special...
OSC Urges MSPB to Protect Federal Workers Who Cooperate with Internal Agency Investigations
OSC today filed an amicus curiae brief with the MSPB to clarify a recent change in the law that extends protections to individuals who cooperate with internal agency investigations. The...
DOE Employee Debarred from Federal Employment for Violating the Hatch Act by Providing Tour to a Political Candidate
OSC announced a settlement agreement reached with a DOE employee who violated the Hatch Act when she provided a guided tour of a radioactive waste treatment plant in Washington State...
VA Wasted $223 Million on Transport Services, Failed to Pay Veterans’ Medical Bills Resulting in Denied Care
OSC has alerted the President and Congress to significant financial mismanagement at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, including more than $223 million in wasteful spending. The U.S. Office of...