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NWC Publishes Former FBI Director Comey’s Speech on Whistleblowers
Public urged to Take Action! The National Whistleblower Center issued the following action alert today which featured a 2016 speech...
Congressional Leaders Call on HHS Secretary to Clarify Employees’ Free Speech Rights
May 9, 2017. Washington, D.C. Congressional oversight leaders obtained an internal memo sent, on May 3, from the Department of Health...
Chelsea Manning’s Prison Sentence Commuted
The White House announced today that President Obama commuted the prison sentence of whistleblower Chelsea Manning. Manning was convicted of stealing...
Senate Passes Three Important Whistleblower Bills
Last week the Senate passed important legislation that increases protections for whistleblowers. The three bills protect whistleblowers who report information...
Congress Unanimously Closes One Loophole in FBI Whistleblower Protections
More FBI whistleblower reforms needed in next Congress December 12, 2016. In the wee hours of Saturday morning’s lame duck...
Amicus Brief Filed on Behalf of FBI Whistleblower with Larger Reform Implications
On December 6th, the National Whistleblower Center filed an amicus brief in support of FBI whistleblower Darin Jones. Jones alleged...
Huge Win for Whistleblowers with Unanimous Supreme Court Decision
Washington, D.C. December 6, 2016. An attempt by large government contractors and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to undermine the...
FBI Whistleblowers Ask Federal Circuit to Uphold Whistleblower Protections for FBI Employees
October 12, 2016. Washington, D.C. Monday, the National Whistleblower Center and FBI whistleblowers Fred Whitehurst, Jane Turner, Mike German and...
House Intel Claim that Snowden Had Whistleblower Protection Is False and Misleading
In a brief 3-page report dated September 15, 2016, the House Intelligence Committee concluded that Edward Snowden “was not a...
Oregon Whistleblower Awarded Nearly $1Million
The Statesman Journal reports that on Friday a Marion County Oregon jury awarded nearly $1 million to a state employee...
Whistleblower Poll
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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