Union protectionism in 1994 may haunt whistleblowers and OSC in 2012
MSPB may harm whistleblowers — and OSC — with a proposed rulemaking project based on a legislative move struck by two unions in 1994. At issue are a statute and a regulation: 5 U.S.C. 7121(g) and 5...
View ArticleDissenters’ Digest for May 13-19
Whistle Suits (image: Truthout.org/flickr) Dissenters’ Digest takes a look back at the week’s stories covering whistleblowers, watchdogs, and government accountability. Look for it every Saturday...
View ArticleWhy is whistleblower advocate Tom Devine trying to revise history?
Tom Devine of the Government Accountability Project has an unfortunate habit of being loose with the facts and revising history. It happens in private, but more problematically it also happens in...
View ArticleThe Case Against Elaine Kaplan
Dear Whistleblower and Advocate, As you may know, President Obama nominated former Special Counsel Elaine Kaplan on March 19 for a judgeship on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. This court, based in...
View ArticleDC Media Relays OPM Director’s Crocodile Tears for Civil Servants On Last Day...
Various publications covering the federal government relayed concerns by outgoing OPM director John Berry over the “denigrat[ion]” of public service while ignoring his role in the Obama...
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