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News Roundup: The Hatch Act, harsher immigration policies, and weaker endangered species protections: americanoversight.org/news-roundup-t…
Last year, the Office of Special Counsel issued Hatch Act guidance warning federal employees not to use terms like “#resist” or to engage in advocacy for or against impeachment while at work: americanoversight.org/afge-union-sue…
Meanwhile, White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway has repeatedly and brazenly violated the Hatch Act by engaging in Trump 2020 advocacy. The White House has ignored the OSC’s recommendation that she resign or be fired.
We filed a lawsuit on behalf of the largest federal employee union to compel the OSC to rescind the guidance, which could have a chilling effect on federal employees' speech and prevent them from speaking out if they see misconduct. americanoversight.org/afge-union-sue…
Given the Trump administration’s unparalleled corruption and the abuses of power happening across the government, federal workers need to be able to speak up: americanoversight.org/news-roundup-t…
