OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL
Suite 300, 1730 M Street NW., Washington, DC 20036-4505
Phone, 800-872-9855. Fax, 202-653-5151. Internet, www.osc.gov.
Special Counsel Elaine Kaplan
Deputy Special Counsel Timothy Hannapel
Associate Special Counsel for William E. Reukauf
Investigations and Prosecution Division I
Associate Special Counsel for (vacancy)
Investigations and Prosecution Division II
Associate Special Counsel for Cary P. Sklar
Investigations and Prosecution Division III
Associate Special Counsel for Leonard M. Dribinsky
Complaints and Disclosure Analysis
Associate Special Counsel for Legal Erin M. McDonnell
Counsel and Policy Division
Director, Congressional and Public Affairs Jane McFarland
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The Office of Special Counsel investigates allegations of certain activities prohibited by civil service laws, rules, or regulations and litigates before the Merit Systems Protection Board.
Activities
The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) was established on January 1, 1979, by Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. app.). The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 1101 note), which became effective on January 11, 1979, enlarged its functions and powers. Pursuant to provisions of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (5
T193760.055
U.S.C. 1211 et seq.), OSC functions as an independent investigative and prosecutorial agency within the executive branch which litigates before the Merit Systems Protection Board.
The primary role of OSC is to protect employees, former employees, and applicants for employment from prohibited personnel practices, especially reprisal for whistleblowing.Its basic areas of statutory responsibility are to do the following:
--receive and investigate allegations of prohibited personnel practices and other activities prohibited by civil service law, rule...
