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ATF Informs Employees of Whistleblower Rights Following Letter from Senator Grassley
On February 26, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) issued an announcement addressing Senator Chuck Grassley’s (R-IA) concerns regarding the issuance of The Prohibited Discourse of Unclassified, Sensitive Information Without Proper Authorization memo. The agency-wide memo was...
During Sunshine Week 2024, Senator Grassley Sheds Light on Whistleblowers
Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) kicked off Sunshine Week on March 11 with remarks on the Senate floor about the importance of whistleblowers in promoting transparency and accountability. In his remarks, Grassley stressed that “to control a government as big as...
MSPB Orders Army Corps of Engineers to Offer “Sincere Thanks” to Whistleblower
On March 12, a Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) administrative judge ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to issue a letter of “sincere thanks” to whistleblower Dr. Tommie (Toni) Savage. Dr. Savage’s federal employee whistleblower case has stretched on for...
Senator Grassley Raises Concern that ATF Memo Violates Whistleblower Protection Act
On February 12, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) sent letters to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the United States Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (DOJ-OIG) regarding the issuance of a memo that threatened...
Texas Supreme Court Pauses Paxton Deposition, But AG No Longer Contesting Facts in Whistleblower Case
On February 1, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was to sit for a deposition in an ongoing whistleblower suit against him. It was the first time Paxton would have to testify under oath and answer questions from opposing lawyers. However,...
Whistleblower who Established Hostile Work Protections for Federal Employees Sues to Enforce Settlement
Dr. Tommie (“Toni”) Savage's federal employee whistleblower case has stretched on for nearly a decade and a half since she began to experience retaliation for blowing the whistle on systemic contracting fraud within the Army Corps of Engineers. Her case before...
Health and Human Services Rule Illegally Stifles Whistleblowing, According to Senator Grassley
According to Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), current practices and a proposed rule by the Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) “seek to unlawfully chill whistleblowers from making lawful disclosures” and “are a blatant attempt to discourage...
VA Whistleblowers Continue to Face Extreme Rates of Retaliation, Report Confirms
A recent report released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) demonstrates that Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) whistleblowers continue to face high rates of retaliation. The VA is one of the largest federal agencies with 400,000 employees and hundreds of...
Legal Battle over Texas AG Misconduct to Proceed in District Court Post-Impeachment Acquittal
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, impeached by the Texas House on May 27, 2023, and acquitted by the Texas Senate on September 26, 2023, on 16 articles of impeachment, finds his case continuing in the Travis County District Court. The...
Experts Highlight Need for Whistleblower Protections in Senate Hearing on AI Regulation
On September 12, 2023, the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing in which Senate Judiciary Chair Richard Blumenthal and Ranking Member Josh Hawley sought input from experts on their framework for legislation on Artificial Intelligence (AI). The...
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