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FDA’s Slow Response to Baby Formula Whistleblower Draws Congressional Rebuke
Months before contaminated baby formula led to the death of two infants, a whistleblower contacted the U.S. Food and Drug...
Special Counsel’s Letter to Biden Highlights VA Whistleblower, Reports Agency’s Corrective Actions
On April 19, Special Counsel of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) Henry J. Kerner sent a letter to President...
Armed Forces Failing in Oversight of Retaliation Against Sexual Assault Whistleblowers, GAO Reports
The United States Department of Defense (DOD) and Coast Guard have failed to fully implement measures to oversee the prevention...
VA OIG Finds Official Committed Conflict of Interest, Substantiates Whistleblower Allegations
A March 24 report from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that a former...
Grassley Questions Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on False Claims Act and Whistleblowers
On March 22, the Senate Judiciary Committee continued hearings on the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be an...
As Judge Jackson’s Confirmation Hearings Begin, Advocates Demand Questions on Whistleblower Rights
On March 21, the Senate Judiciary commenced confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Jackson Brown, President Biden’s nomination to the U.S....
Sunshine Week 2022: Grassley Highlights Whistleblowers, New FOIA Guidelines from AG Merrick Garland
Sunshine Week was started in 2005 by the American Society of News Editors, now the News Leaders Association. The motto...
DOL Wage and Hour Division Releases New Resources on Worker Retaliation
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published a new webpage dedicated to resources about worker...
“The watchdogs are back” – Biden Pledges to Combat Corruption, Recognizes Facebook Whistleblower in State of the Union
On March 1, 2022, President Joe Biden delivered the 2022 State of the Union address. In his speech, he expressed...
Merit Systems Protection Board Regains Quorum for First Time in Over Five Years
On March 1, the U.S. Senate confirmed Raymond Limon and Tristan Leavitt to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), which...
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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