Intelligence Community

The New Yorker uses the publication of Edward Snowden’s new memoir as an opportunity to explore the state of whistleblowing. Jill Lepore offers this take on what it means that more insiders are coming forwards with evidence of wrongdoing. Whistle-blowing...

Melvin Goodwin makes that case on the lefty CounterPunch website. He notes that former FBI director Comey has been criticized for violating FBI guidelines. He was pilloried for his handling of Hillary Clinton’s violations of security practices as secretary of state,...

While working as a translator for the a British spy agency, Katherine Gun leaked a government memo to the press. In doing so, she violated the country's Official Secrets Act. The memo detailed a request for damaging information the UK...

Over at The Government Accountability Project, they use the upcoming film “Official Secrets” to talk about potential national security whistleblower missteps. The film, which opens at the end of August, tells the tale of British intelligence translator Katharine Gun. In 2003,...

The Washington Post has been running a series of stories on problems with forensic science. Radley Balko, a Post opinion writer focusing on civil liberties and the criminal-justice system, explains. In covering these issues, I have found that there are...

Whistleblower tales offer drama, intrigue, good guys and bad guys.  So, it’s no wonder Hollywood loves them. The web is filled with lists of whistleblower movies. They include classics like “On the Waterfront” and recent films like “The Post.” They...

In the course of her research into fraud and white-collar crime, Kelly Richmond Pope comes across a lot of whistleblower stories. The DePaul University accountant and business professor said she couldn’t understand why they were treated so poorly. So, she...

A former White House security officer has denied he was under pressure from Trump administration superiors to approve security clearances, according to reports of his interview with Congressional investigators earlier this week. His comments are a response to charges levied...

Four years after the Department of Justice (DOJ) agreed take steps to streamline the FBI whistleblower program, the agency has not taken action, according to a program review. The Government Accountability Office issued recommendations in 2015 to make improvements like...

The New York Times headline inspired retired Environmental Protection Agency staffer William Sanjour to write to the editor. The headline read: “Whistle-Blower Did the Unexpected: She Returned to Work” “Why are you surprised that a whistle-blower went back to work?”...