“I am grateful to have the opportunity to continue leading the Office of Special Counsel and I am resuming my work tonight," Dellinger in an email after the ruling.His firing was the latest move ...

WASHINGTON — A federal judge ordered the head of an agency tasked with protecting whistleblowers reinstated Monday after he was fired last week amid an ongoing purge in the federal government.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Office of Special Counsel, a federal agency dedicated to protecting whistleblowers, sued President Donald Trump on Monday, saying he was illegally fired as part ...

A federal judge ruled that Hampton Dellinger must be reinstated as head of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) through Thursday at midnight while his lawsuit challenging his removal moves forward.

Hampton Dellinger was informed of his firing in an email Friday evening from the White House personnel director, who said he was writing on behalf of the president. Dellinger’s termination comes ...