FEDmanager 6/21/22 FEDmanager 6/21/22

VA Accountability Office, Whistleblower Protection May See Restructuring

The House Veterans Affairs Committee (HVAC) has discussed a proposed restructure to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (OAWP).

Conor D. Dirks 3/8/22 Conor D. Dirks 3/8/22

Federal Circuit Rejects Perceived Whistleblowing Claim

The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) has long recognized claims where the employee has not made a protected disclosure, where supervisors perceive the employee to be a whistleblower.

FEDmanager 7/27/21 FEDmanager 7/27/21

Whistleblower Protection – Where We Stand 243 Years After the First Whistleblower Law

National Whistleblower Day is celebrated each year on July 30. America’s first whistleblower law was approved during the height of the American Revolution on July 30, 1778 when Congress acted on whistleblower disclosures made about wrongdoing and abuses by a senior officer of the Continental Navy.

FEDmanager 4/6/21 FEDmanager 4/6/21

Government Accountability Project and 264 Other Groups Call for Extension of Whistleblower Protections

The Government Accountability Project (GAP), along with 264 other organizations, sent a letter to President Biden and Congressional leaders calling for increased whistleblower protections.

FEDmanager 2/16/21 FEDmanager 2/16/21

DOJ Issues Memo on Gaps in Whistleblower Protections for Contractors

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) sent a management advisory memorandum to remind personnel about whistleblower rights and protections for contractors. Michael Horowitz, DOJ’s Inspector General, sent the memo to Michael Allen, who is the Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Senior Procurement Executive in the Justice Management Division.

FEDmanager 8/11/20 FEDmanager 8/11/20

New Whistleblower Bills Would Protect Federal Workers

National Whistleblower Appreciation Day, an annual day of recognition for whistleblowers whose actions protected the American people from fraud and abuse, took place this past July 30th. Surrounding the day, several pieces of legislation have been introduced to protect government whistleblowers, many of whom are afraid to come forward out of fear of retaliation by their agencies.