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“The Garcetti Virus” and an erosion of whistleblower’s rights
In Nancy M. Modesitt’s recent research article “The Garcetti Virus,” she explains how a doctrine known as the job duties...
U.S. Special Counsel Warns Agencies Not to Spy on Whistleblowers
The OSC issued a memorandum today stating that electronic surveillance of an employee's contacts with an Inspector General and/or the...
Congress Considers Granting PHS Whistleblower Protections
House and Senate leaders are in "conference" right now debating whether or not employees in the Public Health Service (PHS)...
Federal Circuit finally gets due process and “clear and convincing”
In this week's Honesty Without Fear radio program, I interviewed Robert "Bob" Whitmore and his lawyer, Paula Dinerstein, about the...
FBI keeps agent who botched Stevens case and hounds out the whistleblower
The Alaska Dispatch published a story yesterday that reveals how the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) condones misconduct and punishes...
Researcher seeks government whistleblowers and reporters for a study
An assistant professor at Middle Tennessee State University has launched a website to recruit participants for her study of government whistleblowers...
NWC Demands Immediate Release of FDA Spying Documents
Last week, the National Whistleblowers Center filed a motion for preliminary injunction under the Freedom of Information Act in U.S....
One Case Overturned. How Many More to Come?
Dr. Frederic Whitehurst took on the FBI because he knew that defendants had been wrongly convicted on the basis of...
MSPB holds it can address due process in security clearance cases
In two landmark decisions last week, the federal Merit System Protection Board (MSPB) held that it does have the authority...
Chicago Ethics Task Force calls for protecting whistleblowers
The City of Chicago Ethics Task Force released a report today that recommends that the City strengthen protections for whistleblowers. ...
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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