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NWC Files Another Brief Urging the MSPB to Retroactively Apply WPEA
On April 12, 2013, the National Whistleblower Center filed an Amicus Curiae brief with the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), in the case of King v. Department of the Air Force.
TSA Whistleblower Robert MacLean Wins Appeal
TSA Whistleblower Robert MacLean Wins Appeal
MSPB Urged to Retroactively Apply WEPA
Today the National Whistleblower Center filed an Amicus Curiae brief with the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), in the case of Day v. Department of Homeland Security. At issue is whether the new definition of a protected disclosure set forth...
DOJ Considers Long Overdue FBI Whistleblower Reforms
The NWC and ACLU also presented a briefing paper at the DOJ listening session listing 14 specific recommendations that are needed to improve the DOJ regulations on whistleblower rights for FBI employees.
Whistleblower Scores Victory Over Justice Department Privacy Violations
On January 15, 2013 U.S. District Court Judge Robert H. Cleland issued a key ruling in support of Justice Department whistleblower Richard G. Convertino in his longstanding Privacy Act lawsuit against the DOJ. The Court ordered the Detroit Free Press...
Congress Slams National Security Whistleblowers Again!
Take Action! As part of a House/Senate Conference approved Tuesday, Congress passed an “Enhancement Act” for Department of Defense contractors. These contractors already had a right to go to federal court and obtain a jury trial. However, this new “Enhancement...
Federal Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act Becomes Law
President Barack Obama signed into law today the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (WPEA). Whistleblower attorneys working pro bono with the NWC played an instrumental role in passing this Act. NWC’s Executive Director Stephen Kohn testified before the Senate Homeland Security...
Presidential Policy Directive on Whistleblowers Draws Criticism
A recent White House directive on national security whistleblowers has sparked a major dialog in the whistleblower community. You can read the National Whistleblowers Center's press release on the directive here. Below is a full-text analysis from the Whistleblower Support Fund's...
NWC joins in amicus to Federal Circuit on Conyers
Today the National Whistleblowers Center (NWC) joined with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in an amicus brief filed by the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). The brief urges the Federal Circuit to reverse the holding of its panel decision...
NWC and No FEAR Coalition Announce Endorsement of Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act
Today, the National Whistleblowers Center and the No FEAR Coalition announced their support for the immediate passage of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (WPEA) for federal employee whistleblowers. The decision to support the Senate version (S. 743) of the WPEA...
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