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IRS settles whistleblower suit, special counsel reports

Feb. 10, 2012

By: Charles S. Clark – Government Executive

IRS settles whistleblower suit, special counsel reportsThe Internal Revenue Service has reached a settlement with a California-based employee who blew the whistle on mismanagement by a contractor, the Office of Special Counsel announced Wednesday.

The case could have an impact on future cases involving the rights of employees to use government email to report problems.

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