OSC Issues Updated Hatch Act Guidance for Federal Employees ...

Rules on Political Activities by Federal Employees

TO: All Department of State Employees (Other than Career Senior Executive Service, Presidential Appointees, and Political Appointees)

Your Rights as a Federal Employee - USDA OIG

WHAT IS A PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICE (PPP)?. Under 5 U.S.C. §§ 2302(b)(1)-(b)(14) a federal employee authorized to take, direct others to take,.

doecast partisan political activity restrictions 2024

As activities associated with the 2024 elections gain both momentum and increased prevalence, this email is to remind you that, as a federal employee, you are ...

Political Activities | U.S. Department of Commerce

The Hatch Act bars Federal employees from engaging in certain political activities. While most employees may engage in a wide range of partisan political ...

Federal Employees Warned To Follow Hatch Act When Using Social ...

During his time in the White House, former-President Donald Trump was known to post a lot on social media. As the president, he was not only ...

Applicability of the Hatch Act to Municipal Officers and Employees

What Is the Hatch Act? The Hatch Act is federal legislation that restricts the political activity of certain government employees. The Hatch Act, like many ...

Hatch Act for the Modern Age - Professional Aviation Safety Specialists

With primary election season in full swing and the November mid-terms not far off, PASS reminds its members and all federal employees that ...

Office of Special Counsel Closes Hatch Act Loophole

Hampton Dellinger, nominated and confirmed by the Senate to lead the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), announced on May 20 that OSC will be ...

Cummings Calls on OSC to Rescind New Hatch Act Guidance

Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Special Counsel Henry Kerner ...

New Hatch Act Guidance May Unfairly Restrict Employee Speech

New restrictions on what federal employees are allowed to discuss at work could be applied in a way that unfairly inhibits the First ...

5 CFR Part 1800 -- Filing of Complaints and Allegations - eCFR

(1) Prohibited political activity by Federal employees covered by the Hatch Act at title 5 of the U.S. Code, chapter 73, subchapter III;. (2) Prohibited ...

Letter carriers and the Hatch Act - NALC

NALC encourages all members to be engaged in legislative and political activities to advance our message. But it's crucial to remember that all active ...

Federal Employees Must Limit Political Activity on Social Media

While some federal employees are limited from participation while on duty, others (i.e. employees of law enforcement and intelligence agencies) ...

The Hatch Act Modernization Act: Putting the Government Back in ...

An American citizen's right to participate in politics is not entirely free from government regulation.31 Federal enactments regulating the political activities ...

Barring Federal Employees From Overtly Political Activity

The largest federal employee union in the country is suing the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) over a seemingly mild exhortation to career ...

OSC updates Hatch Act guidance for social media - Army War College

The Hatch Act limits certain political activities of federal employees. Under the Hatch Act, "political activity" refers to any activity ...

U.S. Office of Special Counsel issues social media guidance for ...

... (OSC) has revised its guidance regarding federal employees' compliance with the Hatch Act in their use of social media. The Hatch Act limits ...

The Hatch Act: What is it? And how does it impact feds?

The Hatch Act is designed to ensure that the work of federal civil servants is not influenced by political motivations.

Who Really Cares About the Hatch Act? Lots of People

We know after watching the convention that President Donald Trump, Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf, and Secretary of State Mike ...

And Now a Word With ... OSC's Hatch Act Unit Chief Ana Galindo ...

Televised debates and annoying political advertisements can only mean one thing: It's election season again, and the Office of Special Counsel's ...