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Message to President Obama: Protect the Public! Nominate a New OSC!
While Bloch's tenure from 2004 to 2008 may represent a new low for the OSC, Nolan is intent on transforming the entire operation of the Office of Special Counsel.
Support the Miner Safety & Health Act
HR 5663 [The Miner Safety & Health Act makes a number of improvements, providing additional tools to ensure that OSHA and MSHA can properly enforce OSH law and keep workers safe...
UBS Whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld Will File Official Clemency Petition on April 15th
Washington, D.C. April 14, 2010. Former UBS banker Bradley Birkenfeld , who is currently serving a 40-month sentence for one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States at Schuylkill County federal prison, will file a formal request for clemency...
Blowing the Whistle on FBI Crime Lab Abuses
The Washington Post and Associated Press are reporting that the Department of Justice failed to properly review more than 100 criminal cases that were prosecuted in the District of Columbia and which were suspected of being tainted by false forensic...
Metro report finds “shoot the messenger” phenomenon; I know a fix
Today's Washington Post (Metro page B-1) reports on "a blunt assessment" of Washington DC's Metro transit administration. Retired Metro manager David L. Gunn wrote the report. Among other problems, it finds a "shoot the messenger" phenomenon "that discourages employees from...
Jane Turner speaks out about the WPEA, S. 372
Jane Turner had worked as a Special Agent for the FBI for twenty years. She led efforts to force the FBI to provide protection for child sex crime victims on the North Dakota Indian Reservations. She also reported theft of...
Federal Employees Have Less than 2% Chance of Success Before MSPB Judges
Even though the MSPB continues to utterly fail to be a fair arbiter of federal employee cases, the Senate is proposing to give the MSPB more power to decide cases in favor of federal employers. In S. 372, the so-called...
My comments to OSHA for the March 4 “OSHA Listens” meeting
In the continuation of this post, I provide the full text of my comments to OSHA about its whistleblower program. OSHA is conducting a public session to hear from stakeholders on March 4, 2010, at its Washington, DC headquarters. My...
Another Hidden Victim Freed In FBI Lab Scandal
A D.C. Superior Court judge recently released Donald E. Gates, who spent 28 years in prison for a murder and rape he did not commit. The court also expunged Mr. Gates' conviction after it was determined that the government's expert,...
It’s Time To Tap President Obama On The Shoulder
By keeping a promise, Mr. Obama by happenstance found his voice in the primaries and his campaign was re-energized all the way to the White House after adopting that chant. It is now time for Mr. Obama to keep another...
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