Federal Employees
Representative Connolly Introduces Bill to Reauthorize MSPB
On February 23, Representative Gerald Connolly (D-VA) introduced the Merit Systems Protection Board Empowerment Act of 2021. The bill, which...
Congress Should Demand Merrick Garland Commit to Fixing the DOJ’s Whistleblower Programs
The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a confirmation hearing on Judge Merrick Garland’s nomination as the Attorney General for the...
OIG Reports: “Systemic Issue” At DOJ, Contractors Not Being Informed Of Whistleblower Rights
The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has released a public memorandum warning of a...
Newly Introduced Bill Extends Federal Whistleblower Protections to TSA Employees
On February 5, a group of senior Democrats in the United States House of Representatives reintroduced The Rights for the...
Abuse of Power, Mismanagement in Deal with ICE Union, Alleges Whistleblower
A whistleblower filed a complaint alleging that former Department of Homeland Security official Kenneth Cuccinelli II engaged in mismanagement in...
Inspector General Substantiates Whistleblower Claim: Public Health Emergency Fund Was Misappropriated
A whistleblower complaint has led to an investigation of federal officials’ misappropriation of funds earmarked for biomedical research, finding that hundreds...
WNN Exclusive: MSPB Confirms Backlog of 3118 Federal Employment Cases
In response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by Whistleblower Network News, the Merit Systems Protection Board...
Census Bureau Director Resigns Following Whistleblower Complaint
1/19/21 2:24 EST Update: On January 18, U.S. Census Bureau Director Dr. Steve Dillingham announced his resignation, ending his tenure...
VOA Whistleblowers Label Pompeo Speech as “Political Propaganda”
On January 11, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave a speech to employees of the Voice of America (VOA) news...
Opinion: To Ensure a Transparent Government Biden and Congress Must Prioritize MSPB Appointments
President-elect Joe Biden has talked a lot about restoring transparency and accountability to the federal government. To do so, Biden...
Whistleblower Poll
Exclusive Marist Poll: Overwhelming Public Support Among Likely Voters For Increased Whistleblower Protections
In September, Marist (an A+ rated pollster) conducted a survey of American adults on behalf of Whistleblower Network News. The...
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