Editorial

In January 2021, Congress took a momentous step in fighting global money laundering by passing the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AML Act). The AML Act established a whistleblower award program for insiders disclosing money laundering violations to the U.S....

Over the past few years, it has become clear that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Whistleblower Program. Declining award payments and increasingly long delays reveal that the whistleblower program, which revolutionized tax fraud enforcement, is not functioning as intended. While...

Since 2013, the U.S. Senate has unanimously voted to recognize July 30 as National Whistleblower Appreciation Day. The day marks the anniversary of the United States’ first whistleblower law and celebrates whistleblowers. While the Senate has made it an annual...

Whistleblower award programs have revolutionized the enforcement of a wide-variety of corporate crimes from securities fraud to government contracting fraud. Incentivizing insiders with monetary awards and offering safe confidential reporting channels has proven to be a highly effective means to...

When Congress established a whistleblower award program for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in 2006, it did not take long for the program to prove its merits. Incentivized by monetary awards and anti-retaliation protections offered by the new program, UBS...

It is well documented that the lack of a quorum at the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) has undermined the whistleblower protection system for federal employees. This system is a needed safeguard against fraud, abuse, and misconduct throughout the federal...

Senator Charles Grassley has publicly announced his intention to run for an eighth term in the U.S. Senate. This is welcome news for whistleblowers. Senator Grassley has been the most effective advocate for whistleblowers in the history of the U.S....

Whistleblowers are the first line of defense against corruption, fraud, and wrongdoing and the single most effective source for information about fraud and other illegal activities. Despite the risk to their professional and personal lives, individuals with original information about...

Whistleblower Network News recently broke a story uncovering the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) regulations for the payment of whistleblower rewards. The FWS regulations cover whistleblowers who report wildlife crimes, such as illegal fishing, logging, and wildlife trafficking. Under the FWS...

The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a confirmation hearing on Judge Merrick Garland’s nomination as the Attorney General for the United States. Congress must use this opportunity to question Judge Garland on his view of whistleblowers and the steps he...