⚖️ Filing an OSC Complaint – Step-by-Step

  • Visit www.osc.gov

  • Select “File a Complaint → Prohibited Personnel Practice (PPP)”

  • Click Start a New Complaint

  • Agency: Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Prisons

  • Paste one of the templates below into the description box

  • Check “Do not disclose my identity to the agency.”

  • Attach any relevant HR emails, OPM guidance, or timecard screenshots

  • Submit and keep your confirmation number

OSC Template 1 – Full Formal Version

I am submitting this complaint under 5 U.S.C. § 1214 regarding prohibited personnel practices at FCC Coleman during the October 2025 lapse in appropriations.

Local management directed supervisors to convert sick leave to AWOL and required written “justifications” to the Warden. These actions contradict OPM’s Guidance and violate 5 U.S.C. § 6307 and 5 C.F.R. § 630.405, which outline normal leave procedures. The phrase “administratively acceptable evidence” refers to standard supervisory notification, not mandatory written statements.

I request OSC review and corrective action to restore affected leave and stop this practice.

Respectfully,
[Name or “Confidential Complainant”]
[FCC Coleman – Position Title]
[Personal Email]

OSC Template 2 – Short Confidential Version

I am submitting this information confidentially under 5 U.S.C. § 1212(g) concerning management actions at FCC Coleman during the October 2025 lapse in appropriations. Employees were told any sick-leave absence must be justified directly to the Warden and could be recoded as AWOL until accepted, even when properly reported.

This appears inconsistent with OPM guidance and raises HIPAA-related privacy concerns. Some staff complied under instruction to avoid loss of pay. I request OSC review to ensure BOP corrects this practice and protects employee rights. Please keep my identity confidential.

🧩 Tips for Filing

  • File from home or your personal device.

  • Keep your confirmation email.

  • Retaliation for filing is itself a prohibited practice — document any threats.

  • Multiple individual complaints strengthen the case.