Increased Transparency and Accountability in Federal Employee Political Activity Enforcement.
This Act mandates greater transparency and accountability for the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) regarding the enforcement of the Hatch Act, which restricts political activity by federal employees. It requires the OSC to publicly explain decisions not to prosecute certain high-level political appointees and introduces mandatory demographic data collection on all investigations. Citizens will gain better insight into whether political neutrality rules are applied consistently across all federal staff, regardless of their employment status.
Key points
Requires public explanation for decisions not to prosecute political appointees (noncareer employees) found to have violated political activity rules.
Mandates the collection and publication of anonymized demographic data (race, sex, ethnicity) related to all political activity violation investigations.
Increases reporting requirements to Congress regarding all allegations of political misconduct against appointed officials.
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