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  2. WATCH: President Trump signs VA Accountability and ... - AOL

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    Trump is set to sign legislation relative to the Department of Veterans Affairs on Friday meant to protect whistleblowers and solve inefficiencies.

  3. Whistleblower Protection Act - Wikipedia

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    The Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989, 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(8)-(9), Pub.L. 101-12 as amended, is a United States federal law that protects federal whistleblowers who work for the government and report the possible existence of an activity constituting a violation of law, rules, or regulations, or mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority or a substantial and specific danger to ...

  4. List of acts of the 115th United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the accountability of employees of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Pub. L. 115–41 (text) 115-42: June 27, 2017 (No short title)

  5. Whistleblower protection in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Whistleblower Protection Act was made into federal law in the United States in 1989. Whistleblower protection laws and regulations guarantee freedom of speech for workers and contractors in certain situations. Whistleblowers are protected from retaliation for disclosing information that the employee or applicant reasonably believes provides ...

  6. Executive Orders Signed By Donald Trump - The Huffington Post

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    Improving Accountability and Whistleblower Protection at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Creates an office in the Department of Veterans Affairs charged with investigating misconduct and holding employees accountable to any wrongdoing. Read Order Read article ; April 26, 2017 Enforcing Statutory Prohibitions on Federal Control of Education

  7. United States Office of Special Counsel - Wikipedia

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    The United States Office of Special Counsel (OSC) is a permanent independent federal investigative and prosecutorial agency whose basic legislative authority comes from four federal statutes: the Civil Service Reform Act, the Whistleblower Protection Act, the Hatch Act, and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).

  8. Peter O'Rourke (U.S. government official) - Wikipedia

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    In May 2017, O'Rourke began work within the Department of Veterans Affairs as the executive director for VA's Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection. [4]He was appointed by President Donald Trump to serve as the chief of staff of the VA on February 16, 2018, where he was key to the passage of the VA MISSION Act of 2018. [5]

  9. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General

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    The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (VA OIG) is one of the Inspector General offices created by the Inspector General Act of 1978. [1] The Inspector General for the Department of Veterans Affairs is charged with investigating and auditing department programs to combat waste, fraud, and abuse.