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Outreach, Training, & Certification Overview

​The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) offers training to federal agencies and non-federal organizations in each of the areas within OSC’s jurisdiction. Specifically, OSC offers training on:

  1. Prohibited personnel practices, including reprisal for whistleblowing;
  2. Whistleblower disclosures filed with OSC’s Disclosure Unit or the Retaliation and Disclosure Unit;
  3. the Hatch Act and its application both to federal employees and to state and local employees; and
  4. ​the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act​ (USERRA).

Additionally, OSC publishes a variety of materials on prohibited personnel practices, whistleblower disclosures and the Hatch Act. These publications can be printed from OSC’​s​ website.​

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