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Kohn Discusses Current State of Whistleblowing in U.S.
Kohn gave a brief history of whistleblowing in the United States and compared how the U.S. Government treats whistleblowers much differently today than the Founding Fathers did during the War of Independence.
Whistleblower Group Requests Attorney General Holder to Open Criminal Investigation of DNI James Clapper for False Statements to Congress
Whistleblower Group Requests Attorney General Holder to Open Criminal Investigation of DNI James Clapper for False Statements to Congress
NSA Whistleblower Case Highlights Lack of Protection for Intelligence Employees
If the government had established procedures under which intelligence employees could report wrongdoing and be protected from retaliation, Snowden would not have had to risk his freedom and career by releasing documentation of official misconduct to the press.
DOJ Considers Long Overdue FBI Whistleblower Reforms
The NWC and ACLU also presented a briefing paper at the DOJ listening session listing 14 specific recommendations that are needed to improve the DOJ regulations on whistleblower rights for FBI employees.
Congress Slams National Security Whistleblowers Again!
Take Action! As part of a House/Senate Conference approved Tuesday, Congress passed an “Enhancement Act” for Department of Defense contractors. These contractors already had a right to go to federal court and obtain a jury trial. However, this new “Enhancement...
Presidential Policy Directive on Whistleblowers Draws Criticism
A recent White House directive on national security whistleblowers has sparked a major dialog in the whistleblower community. You can read the National Whistleblowers Center's press release on the directive here. Below is a full-text analysis from the Whistleblower Support Fund's...
The FBI is Waiting for Special Agent Theresa Foley to Die
The story of FBI whistleblower Theresa Foley is distasteful and sordid - one too often told when speaking of FBI whistleblowers. Theresa Foley is no shrinking violet. She came from a law enforcement family and was a DEA support employee before joining the...
Twenty Years Later, DOJ Finally Admits Mistakes
Readers of The Washington Post found out this morning that the FBI and DOJ are launching the largest post-conviction case review in American history. Readers of the Whistleblower Protection Blog know that this review should have begun twenty years ago...
FBI keeps agent who botched Stevens case and hounds out the whistleblower
The Alaska Dispatch published a story yesterday that reveals how the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) condones misconduct and punishes those who speak out for the truth. The story by investigative reporters Amanda Coyne and Tony Hopfinger is called, "Why...
One Case Overturned. How Many More to Come?
Dr. Frederic Whitehurst took on the FBI because he knew that defendants had been wrongly convicted on the basis of seriously flawed testimony by the FBI crime lab. On Wednesday, the Washington Post reported that the D.C. Superior Court overturned...
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