Intelligence Community

11/6 update: Chris Cillizza at CNN comments on Rand Paul's strategy at a Monday Trump rally, "What Trump and Paul are trying to do is put the whistleblower at the end of this process. Unless the whistleblower reveals him or herself,...

FBI whistleblower Michael German writes in today’s Washington Post about flaws in the system designed to protect intelligence community whistleblowers. The intelligence agencies successfully lobbied for exemptions from whistleblower protections by arguing that these complicated reporting processes are necessary to...

As EU officials move toward better protection for whistleblowers, they are likely watching how our system is holding up. In April, the EU Parliament passed a much-needed law that would shield whistleblowers from retaliation. It also created “safe channels” to...

Joe Davidson of the Washington Post contacted three former national security whistleblowers whose stories of “official revenge are a frightful warning to the CIA staffer. Yet all three would do it again, in service to their country.” One of them...

Every journalist who has ever worked with a whistleblower knows these are fraught relationships. The journalist wants the story. The whistleblower wants justice. Or, maybe revenge. Whistleblowers can be heroic, brilliant, paranoid or deceptive. Journalists can push for too hard...

Sen. Chuck Grassley spoke out in support protecting the IC whistleblower on Tuesday. No surprise here. Below find his most recent remarks for National Whistleblower Day. From Politico The most senior GOP senator has fashioned a career on protecting whistleblowers...

From The Washington Post on concerns over protections for the IC whistleblower. Dave Colapinto Federal laws offer only limited protection for those in the intelligence community who report wrongdoing — even when they follow all the rules for doing so....

Rep. Adam Schiff confirmed on ABC's This Week that the Ukraine call whistleblower will testify before a Congressional committee. Lawmakers plan to ensure the anonymity of the witness,  said the California Democrat, who is chair of the House Intelligence Committee. Adam Schiff...

The past day’s demonization of the intelligence community whistleblower has been harsh. But, not surprising. Whistleblowers always face blowback. And calls for the whistleblower to come forward suggest a lack of understanding of the need for anonymity. Tom Mueller is...

9/25 update: David Colapinto, general counsel of the National Whistleblower Center, spoke about the disputed intelligence community case on NPR and C-SPAN's Washington Journal. Click here for the NPR audio.   "If you work in the intelligence community you must bring your concern...