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Resources for Civil Servants

People, organizations, and communities across the country are joining together to ensure our civil servants have resources if they are targeted or attacked. Check back as resources come online and for monitoring of threats to the civil service. And, see some of the essential available resources, centralized for the first time:

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Civil Service Strong will soon launch a centralized hub for individuals facing harassment by private individuals, or fearing firing, reassignment, or retaliation.

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Speaking Up for Science: A Guide to Whistleblowing for Federal Employees

Government Accountability Project

This guide seeks to empower and protect federal employees of conscience by offering guidance about their legal rights to blow the whistle and practical advice for making disclosures about wrongdoing in the safest and most effective ways possible.

Expose Abuse Without Exposing Your Identity

Government Accountability Project

This guide is for public employees considering blowing the whistle on waste, fraud, or abuse while maintaining anonymity. Whistleblowers can look to this guide for tips on how to avoid surveillance and make their protected disclosures have greater impact without incurring reprisal.

A Guide to Whistleblowing for Federal Employees, Contractors, & Grantees

Government Accountability Project

This guide is for federal government employees, contractors, and grantees–across all agencies and issues—who have discovered serious abuses of public trust and need guidance about their rights, risks and options. Whether you have yet to raise concerns or have already made disclosures, this guide is the first step for navigating the complex path of whistleblowing safely and effectively.

U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board

U.S. Government

The Merit Systems Protection Board is an independent, quasi-judicial agency in the Executive branch that serves as the guardian of Federal merit systems. MSPB carries out its statutory responsibilities and authorities primarily by adjudicating individual employee appeals and by conducting merit systems studies.

Federal Sector Complaint Process

U.S. Government

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces Federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. If you believe that you have been discriminated against by a federal agency, you have a right to file a complaint with that agency.

What is the civil service?

The civil service comprises dedicated, nonpartisan federal employees who work tirelessly across all 50 states and around the world to ensure the effective delivery of government services and protections.

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Who supports the civil service?

Alongside the 95% of people who believe civil servants should be hired and promoted based on their merit rather than their political beliefs, Civil Service Strong is committed to supporting a career, non-partisan civil service that delivers for people, and the people who power it.

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We’ll send critical updates about ways to support the civil service and additional resources as they become available.

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