; and (ii) who has not previously served as an employee; and (B) the term whistleblower protections means the protections against and remedies for a prohibited personnel practice described in paragraph (8) or subparagraph (A)(i), (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (9) of subsection (b). (2) The head of each agency shall be responsible for— (A) preventing prohibited personnel practices; (B) complying with and enforcing applicable civil service laws, rules, and regulations, and other aspects of personnel management; and (C) ensuring, in consultation with the Special Counsel and the Inspector General of the agency, that employees of the agency are informed of the rights and remedies available to the employees under this chapter and chapter 12, including— (i) information with respect to whistleblower protections available to new employees during a probationary period; (ii) the role of the Office of Special Counsel and the Merit Systems Protection Board with respect to whistleblower protections; and (iii) the means by which, with respect to information that is otherwise required by law or Executive order to be kept classified in the interest of national defense or the conduct of foreign affairs, an employee may make a lawful disclosure of the information to— (I) the Special Counsel; (II) the Inspector General of an agency; (III) Congress