Biden Announces Third MSPB Nomination, Confirmation Hearings Come Next
On September 2, President Biden announced his intent to nominate Tristan Leavitt to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). The...
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SEC Whistleblower Program Rewards 200th Whistleblower
On August 27, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued whistleblower awards totaling approximately $2.6 million to five whistleblowers....
SEC Uses 2020 Rule to Issue Maximum Possible Whistleblower Award
On August 26, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a whistleblower award to an individual whose disclosure contributed...
Judge Rules Against PwC Whistleblower Mauro Botta in Retaliation Case
Mauro Botta, a former auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) who blew the whistle on the firm’s cozy relationships with its...
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...
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...
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