Federal Employees
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OSC Seeks Stays on Firings of Probationary Federal Employees
While Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger continues to challenge President Trump's attempts to fire him, he has been allowed to remain...
Supreme Court Defers Ruling on Trump’s Firing of Special Counsel
On February 21, the U.S. Supreme Court chose not to weigh in on President Trump's firing of Special Counsel Hampton...
Judge Blocks Trump Firing of Special Counsel Dellinger
Late on February 12, a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking President Trump’s firing of Special Counsel Hampton...
Options Exist for Federal Employees to Fight Whistleblower Retaliation
The system for anti-retaliation protections for federal employees who blow the whistle or speak out about their agency’s conduct is...
Advocates Push for Stronger Whistleblower Protections for Federal Employees
For decades, whistleblower advocates have called on Congress to strengthen whistleblower protections for federal employees. National Whistleblower Center (NWC) is...
MSPB Orders Army Corps of Engineers to Offer “Sincere Thanks” to Whistleblower
On March 12, a Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) administrative judge ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to issue a...
Documents Show EPA Staffers Mishandled Whistleblowers’ Complaint
Staffers at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mishandled a complaint from four whistleblowers, according to a September 30 article...
“I’ve Lost Everything”: Updates from Robert Ledogar, U.S. Marshals Service Whistleblower
Robert Ledogar was featured on Whistleblower Network News in November of 2020 as a Whistleblower of the Week. WNN recently...
Biden Announces Nominee to Lead Widely Criticized VA Whistleblower Office
On March 26, President Biden announced his intention to nominate Maryanne Donaghy to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA)...
Representative Connolly Introduces Bill to Reauthorize MSPB
On February 23, Representative Gerald Connolly (D-VA) introduced the Merit Systems Protection Board Empowerment Act of 2021. The bill, which...
Whistleblower Poll
Exclusive Marist Poll: Overwhelming Public Support Among Likely Voters For Increased Whistleblower Protections
In September, Marist (an A+ rated pollster) conducted a survey of American adults on behalf of Whistleblower Network News. The...
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