Government

When Robert MacLean first blew the whistle on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) more than twenty years ago, he couldn’t have known he was stepping into a fight that would define his life. A former Federal Air Marshal, MacLean exposed...

Caroline Hunt-Matthes, a former investigator with the United Nations, is speaking out after a grueling 15-year legal struggle—the longest in UN history—triggered by her efforts to expose sexual exploitation and institutional misconduct. Her case sheds light on a persistent culture...

Emily Fertitta, a former FBI Special Agent, joins this week’s episode of Whistleblower of the Week to discuss the sweeping retaliation she and her husband—decorated Marine Corps officer and FBI agent Valentine “Val” Fertitta—have faced after reporting alleged violations inside...

On October 14th, the Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and the Subcommittee on Public Buildings, Economic Development, and Emergency Management sent a letter to Inspector General Joseph Cuffari and Senior Official of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) David Richardson,...

Paul Ingrassia, the President's pick to lead the Office of Special Counsel, has withdrawn his nomination. He withdrew from consideration following backlash over a series of racist and inflammatory text messages that were discovered. Ingrassia was nominated to head the...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth laid out a slate of reforms that could reshape the military's internal accountability systems.

After 16 years of service with the FBI, Teresa Tumblin was terminated for speaking up. Tumblin speaks to Whistleblower of the Week, and recounts her experience.

After months of mediating negotiations, Senator Chuck Grassley celebrates a long-awaited resolution for 10 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) whistleblowers who suffered years of retaliation for reporting waste, fraud, and abuse during the last administration. The whistleblowers, including Garret O’Boyle...

On August 19, 2025, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) called for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to seek accountability for allegations of whistleblower retaliation within the agency. Grassley pressed CBP to investigate its officials who engaged in retaliation and urged the...

Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) issued a letter today to President Donald Trump requesting that federal employee whistleblowers be fully protected under the laws