The 1939 Hatch Act prohibits federal civil service employees in the executive branch from engaging in certain political activities, including actively campaigning on behalf of candidates, using ...

“OSC does not typically comment on specific scenarios for which we could receive a Hatch Act complaint,” agency spokesperson Zachary Kurz said in a statement to Government Executive.

The Hatch Act is a federal law passed in 1939 that "limits certain political activities of federal employees," according to the OSC, which oversees federal personnel issues and is separate from ...

Karine Jean-Pierre claimed the White House "didn't know" it had violated the Hatch Act when she used "Mega MAGA" to describe Republican policies ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.

Two such violations of the Hatch Act occurred in 2017 during the Alabama special election for U.S. Senate, when Conway advocated for and against certain candidates. Kellyanne Conway on Fox News ...

EPA's internal ethics adviser already cleared the newsletter of partisan activity, saying they are "not the 'tone police.'" ...

In fact, in 2021, the Office of Special Counsel identified 13 senior White House officials who effectively treated the Hatch Act like a punchline. Some aides freely admitted that they simply didn ...

Experts were baffled by the Biden administration invoking the Hatch Act when asked whether President Biden or his son owned the cocaine found at the White House. The culprit behind the White House ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A law professor says the Hatch Act does not apply to the appearance of police officers at a campaign event with former President Donald Trump. Trump visited Grand ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra violated the Hatch Act when he expressed support for Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla’s election at an event last year, a government watchdog said ...

Washington (CNN) — A federal agency said Tuesday that White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre violated the Hatch Act when she used the term “mega MAGA” from the briefing podium.

When asked, Jean-Pierre said the Hatch Act prevented her from answering whether then-candidate Biden’s team had been in contact with Twitter about its decision to block users from sharing the ...