Petition of the day
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on Mar 1, 2018 at 5:45 pm
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The petition of the day is:
17-1098
Issue: Whether preference-eligible employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may raise whistleblower retaliation as an affirmative defense in proceedings before the Merit Systems Protection Board.