Oversight
Legislation Increasing Whistleblower Protections for Federal Employees Gets House Approval
It is one of several bills House lawmakers took up this week to improve government transparency and accountability.
Oversight
The House Plans to Take Up Whistleblower Protections Legislation
The bill would fill in gaps from previous whistleblower legislation, according to a coalition of advocacy groups.
Workforce
Lawmaker Pushes for Legislative Branch Employees to Have the Same Rights as Other Feds
Congress should hold itself to the same employer standards as the rest of government, House member says.
Workforce
White House Can't Just Retaliate Against and Discipline Its Employees Willy-Nilly, Panel Rules
Non-political appointees at the White House are now entitled to civil service protections.
Workforce
'There Needs to Be a Reckoning': Republicans Introduce a Bill to Make Feds At-Will Employees
The legislation, along with recent talk of a renewed effort to implement Schedule F, makes clear that a “major assault” on the federal civil service is coming, regardless of who the next Republican presidential nominee will be.
Management
Being Left Out of Meetings or Yelled at Isn’t Always Enough to Claim Whistleblower Protections
Still, MSPB says it will broadly interpret civil service laws to cumulatively examine management’s actions.
Workforce
Lawmakers Look to Strip a Maligned Whistleblower Protection Office of Key Powers
Leaders insist the office is turning a corner, but lawmakers and advocates say its structure is fundamentally flawed and in need of reform.
Oversight
GovExec Daily: The Lawyer, the Whistleblowers and $550M in Social Security Fraud
Damian Paletta, Brian Lazarte and James Lee Hernandez from "The Big Conn" join the podcast to discuss the story of the slow pace of government investigations, the people affected and the man at the center of a huge fraud case at SSA.
Tech
Why Are so Many Big Tech Whistleblowers Women? Here Is What the Research Shows
Frances Haugen, Timnit Gebru and Janneke Parrish are at the forefront of a group of high-profile women calling out big tech. Is there a connection between their gender and their role as whistleblowers?
Oversight
GovExec Daily: MSPB, Discrimination and Whistleblowers
Attorney Dan Meyer joins the podcast to discuss a Merit Systems Protection Board ruling that will affect federal employees.
Workforce
Appeals Board Rules That Feds Disclosing Discrimination Will Get No Whistleblower Protections
Those employees must pursue a different path, though it is one that presents unique difficulties.
Oversight
GovExec Daily: DHS, Retaliation and Culture
The Project on Government Oversight's Adam Zagorin joins the podcast to discuss his report on the Homeland Security Department.
Oversight
DoD Sent a Soldier’s Remains to a Dump. Now It Must Give His Wife a Civilian Job
The new MSPB is taking a wide interpretation of what constitutes whistleblower retaliation.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: What MSPB's Restored Quorum Means for Feds
Federal employment attorney Dan Meyer joins the podcast to discuss the board's functions after two confirmations.
Workforce
The Federal Employee Appeals Board Is Finally Functional Again
Senate takes action on MSPB nominees for the first time in five years.
Oversight
Biden Can do More to Protect Inspectors General, Says Former Watchdog Fired by Trump
Guidance issued by the Biden administration was “important,” but an executive order could also help preserve IG independence, said Michael Atkinson.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: What Happens Without an MSPB Quorum
Employment attorney John P. Mahoney joins the podcast to discuss the vacancies at the Merit Systems Protection Board.
Workforce
OPM To Publish Rule Implementing Law Protecting Feds from Discrimination, Whistleblower Retaliation
The Elijah E. Cummings Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act requires agencies to publish instances when they discriminated or retaliated against federal workers and encourages agencies to punish federal employees responsible for such acts.
Management
Senator Seeks Feds' Assistance in Identifying Mistreatment of Career Staff
Committee has received allegations of political interference by Biden officials, Republican lawmaker says.
Workforce
House Approves Sweeping Reforms to Protect Feds, Boost Agency Oversight
Just one Republican votes in favor of the changes to whistleblower, inspector general, vacancy and other civil service laws.
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