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VA Whistleblowers Continue to Face Extreme Rates of Retaliation, Report Confirms
A recent report released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) demonstrates that Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) whistleblowers continue to...
Legal Battle over Texas AG Misconduct to Proceed in District Court Post-Impeachment Acquittal
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, impeached by the Texas House on May 27, 2023, and acquitted by the Texas Senate...
Experts Highlight Need for Whistleblower Protections in Senate Hearing on AI Regulation
On September 12, 2023, the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing in which Senate Judiciary Chair Richard...
Whistleblower Claims Retaliation During Testimony at House Hearing on UFOs
On July 26, the House Oversight subcommittee on National Security, the Border and Foreign Affairs held a hearing entitled “Unidentified...
DOJ Proposes New FBI Whistleblower Regulations, Advocates Say They Don’t Go Far Enough
In March, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published new proposed regulations for the Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI) whistleblower procedures....
Senator Grassley Questions Garland on Culture of Whistleblower Retaliation at DOJ
“At the Department of Justice (DOJ), nearly one in four employees fear reprisal for reporting suspected violations of law, rule,...
Peace Corps Reauthorization Act, Which Includes Whistleblower Protections for Volunteers, Reintroduced in Congress
On March 1, Representative John Garamendi (D-CA) reintroduced the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act, or H.R. 1273. The bipartisan bill will...
Texas AG Ken Paxton Reaches Tentative Agreement to Pay and Apologize to Four Whistleblowers
In November of 2020, four whistleblowers who worked for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit alleging whistleblower retaliation...
Biden Shows Enthusiasm About Fighting Fraud in 2023 State of the Union Address
On February 7, President Biden gave the State of the Union address. In his speech, he referenced last year’s address...
Irwin County Detention Center Whistleblower Dawn Wooten Files New Complaint Alleging Retaliation
Dawn Wooten, a nurse who blew the whistle and alleged widespread medical neglect at an immigration detention center in 2020,...
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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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