United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office General Government Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1993-11-15 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:GGD-94-21 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-21 P0b002ee18039751a f:gg94021 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-21 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-21 GGD-94-21 Federal employees Legal aid Investigations by federal agencies Investigations into federal agencies Labor-management relations Administrative remedies Federal personnel case law Crimes or offenses Legal rights Letter Report GGD A survey of federal workers who have sought whistleblower reprisal protection from the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) found that the vast majority were frustrated with the complaint process and did not believe that investigators gathered all of the information needed to examine their claims. Believing that OSC failed to act on their behalf, most survey respondents said that they needed to hire a lawyer to protect their interests. Also, most of the respondents did not seem to fully understand the process. GAO concludes that OSC needs to look into the reasons for this level of dissatisfaction and work with Congress to address the problems. Education about the whistleblower protection process clearly needs attention. Federal workers need to know about their right to protection from whistleblower reprisals, the four elements needed to prove that reprisal has occurred, and the challenges that complainants may encounter in pursuing their cases. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-21/html/GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-21.htm GAO/GGD-94-21 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-21 Letter Report GAO/GGD-94-21; Whistleblower Protection: Reasons for Whistleblower Complainants' Dissatisfaction Need To Be Explored; Federal employees Legal aid Investigations by federal agencies Investigations into federal agencies Labor-management relations Administrative remedies Federal personnel case law Crimes or offenses Legal rights