- A federal employee who is accused of misconduct or wrongdoing in the course of their job.
- Legal fees paid up to $200,000 in an administrative investigation, disciplinary action or judicial sanction proceeding.
- Up to $100,000 for criminal legal defense.
- Up to $1,000,000 or $2,000,000 for liability damages in a civil suit.
- A 36 month extended reporting period after leaving federal service.
Other Vulnerable Federal Employees
Allegations of wrongdoing by federal employees that deal directly with the public or make decisions on behalf of or in the interest of the public can expect a certain level of accountability. The scrutiny of individual or agency decisions or the process in which the decisions are made makes even the best federal employee vulnerable to investigations, civil actions and sometimes even criminal actions.
Although many federal employee positions belong in this category, we have provided the following categories due to specific information necessary for these employees:
FEMA and Other Federal Response Employees
Including EPA, Public Health & USDA RespondersContracting Officers
Including COR/COTR, Grant Officials, Certifying Officials, Task
Administrators, CTO, QAE and other contractor oversight or
federal fund appropriation positionsHR Specialists
Including HR, EEO, Employee and Labor Relations Personnel
If you are a regulatory agency employee with APHIS, Dept. of Energy, Dept. of Interior, Dept. of Housing & Urban Development, EPA, FAA, FDA, FERC, NRC, SEC or other financial regulator, visit Regulatory Agency Employees for more information.
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