Prohibited personnel practices (PPPs) are employment-related activities that are banned in the federal workforce because they violate the merit system through some form of employment discrimination, ...
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) is an independent federal investigative and prosecutorial agency. Our basic authorities come from four federal statutes: the Civil Service Reform Act, the ...
The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) offers Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to resolve selected prohibited personnel practices (PPP) and USERRA complaints that have been filed with OSC. Selected ...
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) is an independent federal investigative and prosecutorial agency. OSC's statutory authority comes from four federal laws: the Civil Service Reform Act, the ...
OSC's Law Clerk Program provides challenging year-round remote and in-person training opportunities to motivated law students seeking to pursue a career in administrative law or government oversight ...
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) is an independent federal investigative and prosecutorial agency. OSC's statutory ...
OSC filed a Hatch Act complaint seeking discipline against Marn’i Washington, a former FEMA employee, who in October 2024 instructed subordinates to avoid visiting homes with Trump campaign signs. The ...
WASHINGTON, D.C./September 30, 2026 — The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) today announced five Hatch Act cases resolved by settlement agreements with federal employees. OSC also filed a ...
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) recently filed disciplinary complaints with the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) against two federal employees for serious violations of the Hatch ...
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel’s (OSC’s) Hatch Act Unit is sharing three settlement agreements reached over the last six months to underscore the importance of complying with federal restrictions ...
WASHINGTON, D.C./September 25, 2026 – The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has completed a Hatch Act assessment and issued an advisory opinion here as to whether federal agency communications ...
WASHINGTON, D.C./July 8, 2026 — The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) today released the results of an investigation into opioid prescription practices at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) ...