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Whistleblower Protection for Federal Employee — Let’s Get it Right
TAKE ACTION! The new Congress gives whistleblower advocates an opportunity to make a new start on the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act ("WPEA"). The National Whistleblowers Center (NWC) today calls on legislators and advocates to get it right this time. Legal protections...
Kohn recalls “sad day” under Espionage Act
Stephen M. Kohn, Executive Director of the National Whistleblowers Center, wrote a history lesson published today by England's Guardian. Responding to recent calls to prosecute WikiLeaks and Bradley Manning under the 1917 Espionage Act, Kohn recounts how the Espionage Act...
NWC Responds to Letter from Whistleblowers
Please take the time to read the two response letters. The first letter is from Dr. Frederic Whitehurst and Jane Turner, two FBI whistleblowers and members of the NWC's Board of Directors. The second letter is from NWC Executive Director...
Senate Passes S.372: A Bad Deal for Whistleblowers
On December 10, 2010, the Senate passed the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (S. 372) by unanimous consent. After a careful review of S. 372, the National Whistleblowers Center, the Federal Ethics Center, and the National Security Whistleblowers Coalition strongly recommend...
S.372: A Bad Deal for Whistleblowers
After a careful review of S. 372, the National Whistleblowers Center, the Federal Ethics Center, and the National Security Whistleblowers Coalition strongly recommend that the bill not be approved in its current form. We urge the House of Representatives to...
NWC Urges Public to Take Action to Prevent the Corporate Lobby from Destroying Whistleblower Protections
As reported today in the Washington Post, the SEC's Proposed Rules unlawfully restrict the ability of whistleblowers to make their disclosures and reverse the progress of Dodd-Frank in exposing corporate fraud and corruption. You do not need to believe NWC...
NWC comments to OSHA on regs for NTSSA, FRSA, STAA and CPSIA
Yesterday, the National Whistleblowers Center (NWC) submitted comments to the Department of Labor (DOL) on three sets of regulations for whistleblower cases. DOL had issued the interim regulations on August 31, 2010. One set of regulations, 29 CFR Part 1982,...
NWC Opposes Corporate Lobby Attempt to Weaken Whistleblower Provisions in Dodd-Frank
The proposals by the Corporate Lobby are not "user friendly" as required by the statute and do not further the Congressional intent behind the whistleblower provisions.
Fair Game is the best movie ever reviewed on this blog
Fair Game is a new feature movie about the Valerie Plame affair. Naomi Watts plays Valerie Plame. Sean Penn plays her husband, Ambassador Joe Wilson. I am having trouble containing how much I appreciate this movie, so let me start...
Whistleblower “Watchdog” Blurs It’s Record
There is bipartisan consensus that the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) is dysfunctional, and instead of suggesting reforms, the OSC responded to this criticism by obfuscating its record.
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