OSC said it would update a new page weekly and post agency findings on its site as investigations are completed. Image: Imilian/Shutterstock.com
By: FEDweek StaffThe Office of Special Counsel has acted to bring more visibility to whistleblower disclosures, launching a new web page showing the number of cases the OSC has referred back to the agency for investigation on grounds of “substantial likelihood” that a disclosure qualifies as whistleblowing, but the agency has not provided a report of its findings within the 60-day response period required by law.
The initial posting for example shows eight at both DHS and VA, five against Transportation, four at Justice, three at both Labor and Agriculture, and eight more spread across seven other agencies.
“Agency heads are expected by Congress to issue findings within 60 days after receiving a referral from OSC. But too often investigations are taking years to complete,” said Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger in a statement.
“Americans have a right to know which agencies are investigating serious allegations and be assured the reviews are happening in the timely way Congress intended. Providing data on open whistleblower investigations is a practical step in our efforts to make more information public about OSC’s work,” he said.
The OSC will update the page weekly and post agency findings on its site as investigations are completed, as part of an initiative it announced recently to increase transparency into whistleblower disclosure cases and other investigations of prohibited personnel practices.
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