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Today's front page article in the Washington Times exposes the legislative hurdles faced by whistleblowers and notes the Administration's role in the process stating, "White House drafts weaken some protections."

The National Whistleblowers Legal Defense and Education Fund today fought efforts by the FBI and the Department of Justice to prevent FBI whistleblower Sibel Edmonds from testifying in a case of alleged election fraud.

On Tuesday the National Whistleblowers Center (NWC) released a statement inviting the press to the deposition of Ms. Sibel Edmonds.  The Ohio Elections Commission then made it clear that the deposition must be closed to the press. However, the proceedings...

July 28, 2009 President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Obama: On May 8, 2007, your presidential campaign promised America’s whistleblowers in writing that you stood behind their need for legal protection...

  Today the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held its markup of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009 (S. 372). National Whistleblowers Center General Counsel David K. Colapinto has carefully analyzed this complex Senate bill.  His...

The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee has scheduled its markup of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (S. 372) for tomorrow, 10:00 a.m. Now is the time to contact your Senators and President Obama and ask them to support...

On Monday, the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) issued a decision once again denying whistleblower protection to a courageous federal employee.  In July 2003, U.S. Federal Air Marshal Robert MacLean blew the whistle on the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) plans...

This morning, the Supreme Court issued a long awaited decision in Gross v. FBL Financial Services Inc. 557 U.S. ____ (2009). The 5-4 decision refuses to extend the "contributing factor" test to age discrimination claims.  The majority opinion, by Justice Thomas,...

Back in 1993, world renowned FBI scientist Dr. Frederic Whitehurst (pictured right) brought to light astonishing deficiencies and scientific fraud at the FBI Crime Lab. These allegations would lead to a massive reform of forensic science at the FBI. The FBI...

I am happy to say that we have received another significant endorsement for federal employee whistleblower protections. The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association has issued a statement in support of the Whistleblower provisions passed by the House of Representatives in...