Bloch Defends OSC Performance

Office of Special Counsel Head Scott Bloch defended his agency's performance recently in a Federal Times op-ed piece. This includes some commentary on a public interest group that has been critical of him:

They do have bias and economic interest, in that they collect a substantial portion of their income from representing whistleblowers in legal proceedings. We act in the public interest based on law and fact, but outside advocacy groups can do what they want with impunity. We don’t blame employees for expressing dissatisfaction, but we expect lawyers and advocacy groups that hold themselves out as acting in the public interest to be more honest and responsible.