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Confirmation hearing tomorrow for MSPB nominees
The Senate's Oversight of Government Management Subcommittee (part of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee) will hold a confirmation...
Burnham and Stockton answer questions about the Silkwood case
Peter Stockton and David Burnham answer questions from the audience at the Whistleblower Film Festival last night. After the showing...
Translator can sue under Bivens for retaliatory termination
Even federal agencies use independent contractors and skirt the protections provided to "employees." This month, a federal judge in Washington,...
Federal water agency fires top lawyer for whistleblowing
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) reports that it has filed briefs for Robert McCarthy, the former General Counsel for...
Sen. Reid calls for review of TSA whistleblowers’ cases
Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) and other politicians have called on the administration to review the cases of Robert MacLean and...
Sen. Grassley grills FBI Director Mueller on proposed repeal of FBI whistleblower protections
Last Wednesday, Robert Mueller, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for an oversight...
Ulster County, New York, adopts whistleblower protection
The Mid-Hudson News reports that Ulster County, New York, has now adopted a Whistleblower Employee/Agent Protection Policy. The report says...
Social worker gets $1M jury verdict
A child welfare employee has won a million dollar jury verdict in Palm Beach County, Florida, according to the Miami...
FBI Whistleblower Issues Call To Action On September 11th Anniversary
On the 8th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, FBI whistleblower Coleen Rowley...
What’s Wrong With The Senate Whistleblower Bill? – Part 11
XI: IS FILING A NATIONAL SECURITY WHISTLEBLOWER CASE UNDER S. 372 MALPRACTICE PER SE? Simply wasting many years and thousands...
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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