Fedweek Legal

A recent decision by a divided panel of the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) could have a chilling effect on the ability of federal employees to use information or documents, obtained through the course of employment, in support of discrimination complaints against agencies. In Smith v. Department of Transportation, Docket No. AT-0752-05-0901-I-2 (June 5, 2007), the MSPB affirmed the Federal Aviation Administration