Special Council Office
Categories of individuals covered by the system:
The principal categories of individuals covered by the system are persons filing
allegations of prohibited personnelpractices, improper political activity, or
other alleged prohibited activities; persons identified as engaging or participating
in such practices of activities; persons filing disclosures of alleged wrongdoing
by federal agencies, and persons identified as engaging or participating in
such wrongdoing; persons charged by the OSC in disciplinary action complaints
filed by the OSC with the Merit systems Protection Board (MSPB); and plaintiffs
seeking remedies against the OSC in litigation related to the performance of
its official functions.