With Dellinger gone, Trump allies at OSC unwound his efforts to reinstate thousands of probationary federal employees that were fired in February as part of the Trump administration’s mass layoffs.

The Office of Special Counsel has for nearly 50 years been the US government’s one-stop shop for whistleblowers and alleged ethics violations, a federal watchdog created after Watergate with the ...

Whistleblowers head to the Hill Despite the Trump administration’s confidence in OSC, some whistleblowers are already shunning the office.

The fired head of a federal watchdog agency said on Thursday he was ending his legal battle over U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to remove him from office after a federal appeals court ...

Ousted watchdog agency head ends legal fight after D.C. panel temporarily approves his firing “I strongly disagree with the circuit court’s decision, but I accept and will abide by it.

A Washington, D.C., appeals court has permitted President Donald Trump to remove the head of a federal watchdog agency amid litigation.

WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled on Saturday that President Donald Trump had unlawfully tired to fire the head of an independent watchdog agency created by Congress to protect whistleblowers.

This was the first time the Supreme Court weighed in on the dozens of lawsuits challenging actions Trump has taken to reshape the federal government.

The court delays its first decision on President Trump's broad claims of executive power after he appeals a temporary order against firing the head of the whistleblower protection agency.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court should reject an emergency appeal from the Trump administration asking for quick action to allow the firing of the head of the federal agency that protects ...