Office of Special Counsel
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The Office of Special Counsel is an independent U.S. federal agency that protects federal employees and applicants from prohibited personnel practices, including whistleblower retaliation, and enforces certain employment rights laws.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Office of Special Counsel canonical | 5 |
| U.S. Office of Special Counsel | 2 |
| Office of Special Counsel (U.S.) | 1 |
| Office of the Special Counsel of the Merit Systems Protection Board | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1446555 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Office of Special Counsel Context triple: [Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, enforcedBy, Office of Special Counsel]
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A.
Office of Inspector General
The Office of Inspector General is an independent oversight body within the U.S. Department of Transportation that conducts audits and investigations to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse and to promote efficiency and integrity in the department’s programs and operations.
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B.
Office of Inspector General
The Office of Inspector General is an independent oversight body within the U.S. Department of Labor responsible for auditing, investigating, and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse in the department’s programs and operations.
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C.
Office of Inspector General
The Office of Inspector General is an independent oversight body within the U.S. federal government that conducts audits, investigations, and evaluations to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse and to promote integrity and efficiency in government programs.
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D.
Office of Inspector General
The Office of Inspector General is an independent oversight body within the U.S. Department of the Interior responsible for auditing, investigating, and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse in the department’s programs and operations.
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E.
Office of Inspector General
The Office of Inspector General is an independent oversight body within NASA responsible for auditing, investigating, and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse in the agency’s programs and operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Office of Special Counsel Target entity description: The Office of Special Counsel is an independent U.S. federal agency that protects federal employees and applicants from prohibited personnel practices, including whistleblower retaliation, and enforces certain employment rights laws.
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A.
Office of Inspector General
The Office of Inspector General is an independent oversight body within the U.S. Department of Transportation that conducts audits and investigations to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse and to promote efficiency and integrity in the department’s programs and operations.
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B.
Office of Inspector General
The Office of Inspector General is an independent oversight body within the U.S. Department of Labor responsible for auditing, investigating, and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse in the department’s programs and operations.
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C.
Office of Inspector General
The Office of Inspector General is an independent oversight body within the U.S. federal government that conducts audits, investigations, and evaluations to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse and to promote integrity and efficiency in government programs.
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D.
Office of Inspector General
The Office of Inspector General is an independent oversight body within NASA responsible for auditing, investigating, and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse in the agency’s programs and operations.
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E.
Office of Inspector General
The Office of Inspector General is an independent oversight body within the U.S. Department of the Interior responsible for auditing, investigating, and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse in the department’s programs and operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States government agency
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independent federal agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | OSC ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Merit Systems Protection Board
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Office of Personnel Management ⓘ agency Inspectors General ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| employerOf |
Special Counsel for the United States Department of Justice
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surface form:
Special Counsel
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| establishedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| focusArea |
employment rights of service members and veterans
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merit system protection ⓘ political activity restrictions enforcement ⓘ whistleblower protection ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
certain employees in the excepted service
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certain employees of government corporations ⓘ federal executive branch employees ⓘ federal job applicants ⓘ |
| hasOfficeType |
field offices
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headquarters office ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal civil service ⓘ |
| legalAuthority |
Civil Service Reform Act of 1978
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Whistleblower Protection Act ⓘ Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act ⓘ |
| locatedIn | District of Columbia ⓘ |
| oversightOf | prohibited personnel practices in the federal civil service ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| predecessor |
Office of Special Counsel
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Office of the Special Counsel of the Merit Systems Protection Board
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| primaryMission |
enforce certain federal employment rights laws
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protect federal employees and applicants from prohibited personnel practices ⓘ protect federal employees and applicants from whistleblower retaliation ⓘ |
| reportsTo | United States Congress ⓘ |
| responsibility |
enforce federal laws protecting employees against discrimination for military service
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enforce the Hatch Act for federal, state, and local employees covered by the Act ⓘ enforce the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act for certain federal employees ⓘ investigate allegations of prohibited personnel practices ⓘ protect the confidentiality of whistleblowers to the extent possible ⓘ provide advisory opinions on the Hatch Act ⓘ receive and investigate whistleblower disclosures ⓘ seek corrective action for victims of prohibited personnel practices ⓘ seek disciplinary action against federal officials who commit prohibited personnel practices ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| subjectTo | congressional oversight ⓘ |
| typeOfProhibitedPractice |
coercing political activity
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discrimination based on conduct not adversely affecting performance ⓘ retaliation for whistleblowing ⓘ violations of veterans’ preference requirements ⓘ |
| website | https://osc.gov ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Office of Special Counsel Description of subject: The Office of Special Counsel is an independent U.S. federal agency that protects federal employees and applicants from prohibited personnel practices, including whistleblower retaliation, and enforces certain employment rights laws.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (civil enforcement in certain contexts)
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enforcedBy
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Office of Special Counsel
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subject surface form:
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices
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notToBeConfusedWith
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Office of Special Counsel
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this entity surface form:
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
this entity surface form:
Office of the Special Counsel of the Merit Systems Protection Board
this entity surface form:
Office of Special Counsel (U.S.)
this entity surface form:
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
United States Civil Service Commission (adjudicatory functions)
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relatedTo
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Office of Special Counsel
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