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To Ensure a Transparent Government Biden and Congress Must Prioritize MSPB Appointments
President-elect Joe Biden has talked a lot about restoring transparency and accountability to the federal government. To do so, Biden must immediately appoint members to the Merit System Protection Board (MSPB). For the entire Trump administration, MSPB has been without...
New Rule Prohibits House Members from Disclosing Identity of Whistleblowers
On January 4, the U.S. House of Representatives approved rules for the 117th Congress. The rules include a new provision that prohibits House Members from disclosing the identity of whistleblowers who fall under the protection of federal whistleblower laws. Under...
Proposed House Rule Prohibits House Members from Disclosing the Identity of Federal Whistleblowers
On November 17, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) sent a letter to Chairman Jim McGovern (D-MA) of the House Committee on Rules arguing for the adoption of a rule prohibiting Members of the House of Representatives from disclosing...
OIG Finds That Top Department of Interior Official Retaliated Against Whistleblower
In a report published on October 29, the U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Director James Reilly retaliated against a USGS whistleblower. Reilly reassigned the whistleblower after the whistleblower filed...
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