A Correction On Discrimination

Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, said something in his statement this morning's hearing on Domestic Partner Benefits that I found interesting:

I am also pleased that the Office of Special Counsel recently updated its website to reflect that discrimination based on sexual orientation is a prohibited personnel practice and is subject to investigation by OSC. During the past Administration, Federal employees were provided inaccurate and inconsistent guidance on this very important issue. I am hopeful that a new Special Counsel will soon be in place to make sure that this protection is rigorously enforced.

I'd never heard this as a complaint before, but if OSC was, in fact, misleading anyone about the law, it's pretty shocking.