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IV: BACKSTABBING FBI WHISTLEBLOWERS: WILL THIS PROBLEM REALLY GET FIXED? Putting it bluntly: S. 372 repeals all existing whistleblower rights for FBI employees.

III. HOW THE NEW "270 DAY RULE" BLOCKS COURT ACCESS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES Even if you happen to be one of the "lucky ones" whose case is eligible for a jury trial, will you ever actually have your case heard...

The Senate Bill goes out of its way to reverse gains whistleblowers have won in the U.S. Supreme Court. It returns whistleblowers to the days when an employee had to demonstrate a certain level of harm or damages to obtain...

The Senate Bill added a dangerous clause within the definition of "protected disclosure." Under this new definition, federal employees who disclose any violation of law are protected, unless their disclosure was "a minor, inadvertent violation that occurs during the conscientious...

Today's front page article in the Washington Times exposes the legislative hurdles faced by whistleblowers and notes the Administration's role in the process stating, "White House drafts weaken some protections."

The National Whistleblowers Legal Defense and Education Fund today fought efforts by the FBI and the Department of Justice to prevent FBI whistleblower Sibel Edmonds from testifying in a case of alleged election fraud.

On Tuesday the National Whistleblowers Center (NWC) released a statement inviting the press to the deposition of Ms. Sibel Edmonds.  The Ohio Elections Commission then made it clear that the deposition must be closed to the press. However, the proceedings...

I am pleased to report that last Friday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated a sanction against DC employee rights attorney John Karl, and held that attorneys are free to make arguments based on...

Government Executive magazine has released an article on a Senate Committee's actions on two bills.  The article reports on the Federal Hiring Process Improvement Act and the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (WPEA) (which has been a hot topic on this...

July 28, 2009 President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Obama: On May 8, 2007, your presidential campaign promised America’s whistleblowers in writing that you stood behind their need for legal protection...