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Yet another try to confirm MSPB board nominees. Then, on to a 2,000-case backlog.
All three position on the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) are now empty with the expiration of the only member’s...
For more than 150 years, the False Claims Act has been key to ferreting out fraud in US military and health care spending.
The False Claims Act (FCA) has long served as a powerful weapon against fraud and waste in government programs, from rancid...
When Congress calls for whistleblowers, federal employees need to know their rights before answering
Rep. Maxine Waters issued an open letter to potential whistleblowers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) late last week.The California...
The drama of whistleblowing, on stage and in the White House
“Roan @ The Gates” is new play about a whistleblower and how her actions impact her marriage. The play just...
Brief: Supreme Court needs to uphold False Claims Act statute of limitations as “clearly set forth in the law.”
When does the statute of limitations clock start running in a False Claims Act (FCA) case when the government declines...
A. Ernest Fitzgerald, once called “America’s most famous whistleblower,” dies at 92
A man once called “America’s most famous whistleblower” has died at the age of 92. In 1968, A. Ernest Fitzgerald,...
ProPublica: The FBI Says Its Photo Analysis Is Scientific Evidence. Scientists Disagree.
Ryan Gabrielson ProPublica Originally published at ProPublica January 17 , 2019 At the FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia, a team...
An FBI whistleblower flagged problems with forensics 25 years ago. A new report finds they persist, this time with video analysis.
Problems with forensics at the FBI crime lab continue, 25 years after a whistleblower flagged the agency for sloppy science,...
Finding Fault In Forensic Fraud Cases
In a new Trailblazers podcast episode titled Forensics: Who’s on the case, Walter Isaacson delves deep into the history of...
Is the Proposed Sentence for NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner Too Harsh?
On June 26th, National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Reality Winner pleaded guilty in federal court, agreeing to 63 months in...
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Exclusive Marist Poll: Overwhelming Public Support Among Likely Voters For Increased Whistleblower Protections
In September, Marist (an A+ rated pollster) conducted a survey of American adults on behalf of Whistleblower Network News. The...
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