Two Congressmen have released a guide for federal employees which they say helps to foster a “safe and responsible disclosure of information” to fight back against a “communications blackout” they say has been employed by the Trump administration.
Finding that the Government failed to justify reassignment of a Department of Justice whistleblower, the appeals court has bounced his appeal back to MSPB and ordered the Government to pay his costs.
Members from both branches of Congress are accusing the Trump administration of violating federal law due to issuing gag orders restricting the communications of federal agencies and employees.
A federal whistleblower has legal protection from retaliation. A gag order may fall within this type of protected activity.
A Maryland Congressman wants federal employees to know that they are free to call him despite the Trump administration’s recent efforts to filter agency communications.
The author discusses the steps federal employees must take to prove retaliation by their agencies against them for blowing the whistle.
Legislation has been introduced in the Senate to expand protection for whistleblowers at the Department of Energy.
The Justice Department writes in a letter it may have provided inaccurate information to a Senator regarding whistleblower allegations about hiring practices at the Marshals Service.
Congressman Jeff Miller (R-FL) has introduced legislation to designed to offer VA whistleblowers protection from reprisals and real accountability for those who reprise against them.
In this follow-on article, the author addresses comments from readers and identifies actions that federal employees can take and have taken to change policy and bring about needed improvements.
