If you intend to whistleblow about a violation of law, rule, regulation, policy, or a matter of health and safety while protecting yourself, there are several options:
- If it is a matter of safety and health, you may notify OSHA at the federal level (Federal OSHA and the state OSHA are separate agencies). Call 1-800-321-6742. Keep in mind federal employees typically protected from retaliation not by OSHA, but by the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC).
- Depending on the nature of the safety and health concern, you may also advise the state OSHA that a case is confirmed at your federal agency and the exposure could affect state businesses. Federal OSHA has jurisdiction at your agency while state OSHA has jurisdiction over local businesses that are affected such as fitness centers and train stations.
- Each agency has an Office of the Inspector General. Almost all have a link on the agency website that includes filing a complaint. You should do so from a non-governmental computer and provide a non-governmental email for security of communication. They will accept and process complaints pursuant to their internal discretion. The two major formal remedies for violations found by OIG’s are filing a report or making a criminal referral to DOJ.
- The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) will take whistleblower disclosures from employees of all federal agencies. Here is the link of the form to do so. You can ask to be kept anonymous by OSC, but you can’t be anonymous to them, or...
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