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United States Office of Special Counsel is an independent U.S. government
agency that protects Civil Service employees from unfair personnel practices.
Undated: The United States Office of Special Counsel (OSC) is a
permanent independent federal investigative and prosecutorial agency whose basic
legislative authority comes from four federal statutes: the
Civil Service Reform Act, the
Whistleblower Protection Act, the
Hatch Act, and the
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). OSC's
primary mission is the safeguarding of the
merit
system in federal employment by protecting employees and applicants from
prohibited personnel practices (PPPs), especially reprisal for "whistleblowing."
The agency also operates a secure channel for federal whistleblower disclosures
of violations of law, rule, or regulation; gross mismanagement; gross waste of
funds; abuse of authority; and substantial and specific danger to public health
and safety. In addition, OSC issues advice on the Hatch Act and enforces its
restrictions on partisan political activity by government employees. Finally,
OSC protects the civilian employment and reemployment rights of military service
members under USERRA. OSC has around 120 staff, and the Special Counsel is an
ex officio member of
Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), an
association of
inspectors general charged with the regulation of good governance within the
federal government.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Office_of_Special_Counsel
