U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia
Title: Safeguarding the Merit System: A Review of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Date: 5/24/05
Time (EST): 10:00 AM
Place: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Rm. 562
The purpose of the hearing is to provide oversight of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC), an independent federal investigative and prosecutorial agency. OSC’s primary mission is to safeguard the merit system by protecting federal employees and applicants from prohibited personnel practices, especially reprisal for whistleblowing.