Some argued that wearing the hat violated the Hatch Act. Elon Musk joined Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on Tuesday, as the president signed a series of executive orders.

Lawyers who Government Executive spoke to argued that Musk might have already violated the Hatch Act, a law that limits the political activity of government employees, including special ones.

The OSC investigates Hatch Act violations as well as whistleblower complaints, including protecting those who report from reprisal within their agency. A federal judge temporarily restored ...

Washington is charged with two counts of violating the Hatch Act, one for engaging in political activity while on duty and another for using her authority or influence to interfere with or affect ...

The US Office of Special Counsel filed a Hatch Act complaint on Tuesday against ousted Federal Emergency Management Agency higher-up Marn’i Washington for ordering her staffers in October to not ...

The supervisor, Marn’i Washington, violated the Hatch Act, a federal law that restricts federal employees from engaging in political activities, the complaint says. FEMA fired Washington last ...

employee’s directive to avoid houses with Trump campaign signs during Hurricane Milton violated Hatch Act prohibitions on electioneering. The complaint with the U.S. Merit Systems Protection ...

The Office of Special Counsel found the former FEMA worker, Marn’i Washington, violated the Hatch Act, which restricts the partisan political activities of government workers, through her ...