Reading Room Document

Authority to Investigate Federal Aviation Administration Employee Complaints Alleging Reprisal for Whistleblowing

The Office of Special Counsel lacks authority to investigate complaints brought by Federal Aviation Administration employees alleging reprisals against them in response to whistleblowing activity. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/file/19756/download.

September 23, 1997