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AI Whistleblower Protection Act Petition Sees Over 20,000 Signatures In First Week
Since its launch last week, the National Whistleblower Center (NWC) reports that its petition calling on Congress to immediately pass the AI Whistleblower Protection Act (AIWPA) has garnered over 20,000 signatures. According to NWC, this swell of public support comes...
Senator Grassley Moves To Fast-Track the AI Whistleblower Protection Act
On September 23, Politico reported that Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) moved to fast-track the AI Whistleblower Protection Act (AIWPA) in the Senate. The AIWPA would give employees at AI companies protection against retaliation for reporting threats and legal violations posed...
NWC Launches Petition Urging Congress To Pass AI Whistleblower Bill
The National Whistleblower Center (NWC) recently launched a petition calling on Congress to immediately pass the AI Whistleblower Protection Act. “Major AI companies like Anthropic, Google DeepMind, and OpenAI are building artificial intelligence technologies that carry immense potential for short...
AI Whistleblowers Warn About Unchecked, Unsafe Development at OpenAI and Anthropic
Last week, an AI whistleblower warned via X that major AI development companies OpenAI and Anthropic are racing to build superintelligence systems as quickly as possible, without building sufficient safeguards to prevent those systems from making independent and actively harmful...
Whistleblowers Expose Fraud Exploiting Federal Programs for Service-Disabled Veterans
On June 9th, the United States Department of Justice announced that government contractors Broadway Electric Inc. (Broadway), Cornerstone Contracting Inc. (Cornerstone), and their executives will pay $21.3 million to settle allegations that they wrongly obtained federal contracts reserved for service-disabled...
Grassley Advocates for Whistleblowers at Sunshine Week: “Whistleblowers Are Treated Like Skunks at a Picnic”
On the 21st anniversary of “Sunshine Week”, the annual recognition of the importance of the importance of public records and open government, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) delivered remarks on the Senate floor highlighting the need for government transparency and the...
National Whistleblower Center Advocates for Media-First Whistleblowers in the Eleventh Circuit
On February 27, the National Whistleblower Center, Sherron Watkins, Dr. Aaron Westrick, and Erika Cheung filed a joint amicus curiae brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in John Doe et al v. U.S. Securities Exchange...
Senator Grassley Pushes Expanded Whistleblower Protection During FISA Section 702 Reform Hearing
On January 28th, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing on “Review and Reform: The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and Executive Accountability." The hearing addressed the upcoming expiration of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)...
National Whistleblower Center Celebrates 2025 US Advances for Whistleblowers
Throughout 2025, the National Whistleblower Center (NWC) has continued its mission to champion whistleblowers and has taken imperative actions within domestic policy to combat anti-corruption. From drafting legislation to filing with the Supreme Court on behalf of whistleblowers, NWC has...
New Department of Justice Whistleblower Plan Shows Major Flaws
On May 12, 2025, Matthew R. Galeotti, Head of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division, delivered a speech at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s (SIFMA) Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Financial Crimes Conference in Washington, D.C. From robbing...
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