Growing Number of Federal Agencies Celebrate National Whistleblower Day
As designated by the U.S. Senate, July 30, 2021 was National Whistleblower Appreciation Day. The date marks the anniversary of...
Geoff Schweller
Whistleblower Advocates Suggest Fixes to the SEC’s Related Action Rule
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced that it will be revisiting rule changes to the agency’s whistleblower...
CFTC Whistleblower Office Posts Notices of Covered Actions for Crypto Cases
Between August 12 and 17, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) posted three Notices of Covered Actions (NCAs). Each...
Whistleblower Advocates Call for Action to Protect False Claims Act
As first reported by Whistleblower Network News (WNN), pharmaceutical lobbyists were recently successful in a last-minute campaign to have the...
Whistleblower Advocates Applaud SEC’s Plan to Revise Related Action Rule
On August 2, Gary Gensler, the Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), released a statement detailing the...
Big Month for SEC Whistleblower Program Continues with $6 Million More in Awards
On August 10, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced two whistleblower awards totaling nearly $6 million. The awards...
COVID Whistleblower Dr. Rick Bright Settles Whistleblower Complaint
Dr. Rick Bright, a former Health and Human Services (HHS) official who claimed he was fired for raising concerns about...
SEC Whistleblower Denied Award Because He Made Disclosure Before Program Existed
Eugene Ross is a former Bear Stearns employee who uncovered and exposed widespread fraud, allowing the U.S. Securities and Exchange...
SEC Nears $1 Billion in Whistleblower Awards
On August 6, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced whistleblower awards totaling more than $3.5 million. The awards...
Bill Introduced to Better Protect Congressional Whistleblowers
On July 29, Senator Dianne Feinstein introduced the Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act. The bill strengthens whistleblower protections for federal employees...
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