Government Accountability Project
National Office
1612 K Street, NW Suite #1100 • Washington, D.C. 20006
202.408.0034 • www.whistleblower.org

OSC Watch
11130 Kingston Pike
Suite 1-125
Knoxville, TN 37934
www.oscwatch.org



Joint GAP/OSC Watch Forum at the
International Assembly of Whistleblowers
on Tuesday, May 13, 2008

May 8, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Sarah Goldmann, Nat. Campaign Coordinator for Whistleblower Rights
Phone : 202.408.0034 ext 141
Email : sarahg@whistleblower.org

Contact: Tom Devine, Legal Director
Phone : 202.408.0034 ext 124, 202.888.4080 (cell)
Email : whistle47@aol.com

Contact: Joe Carson, Chair, OSC Watch Steering Committee
Phone: 865-300-5831
Email: Joe.Carson@oscwatch.org

(Washington, D.C.) – May 11-16 marks the second year of annual events and conferences aimed at raising awareness of whistleblower issues in Washington, D.C. < www.internationalassociationofwhistleblowers.org> has information about the entire Assembly.

The following event will be available, via a conference call-in line, to a nationwide audience. The conference call-in number is 218-936-7999 and the participant access code is 495508#.

There may be an additional panelist to discuss the recent FBI raid on OSC officers and the home of Special Counsel Scott Bloch.


Forum on the Office of Special Counsel
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.,
Washington Court Hotel,
525 New Jersey Ave, N.W.
Washington, DC


This forum will focus on the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC), its nondiscretionary duties as an investigatory agency for the laws under its jurisdiction (particularly to protect federal employees from whistleblower reprisal), efforts to spur Congress to perform necessary oversight, and what the recent federal raid on the office means for its future.

Panelists include:

o Joe Carson, P.E., Nuclear Safety Engineer - DOE.
o David Nolan, Legal Advisor to OSC Watch Steering Committee.
o Carol Czarkowski, Former Contracting Officer - Department of Navy
o Sandalio “Sandy” Gonzalez, Retired Special Agent-in-Charge - DEA.