Growing number of federal employees report increase in discrimination and whistleblower reprisals
Nearly half of 14,000 federal employees surveyed said they had witnessed or experienced a prohibited personnel practice while on the job in ...
Tag: Federal Employees
When Congress calls for whistleblowers, federal employees need to know their rights before answering
Rep. Maxine Waters issued an open letter to potential whistleblowers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) late last week.The California ...
Whistleblower Retaliation in the VA is Pervasive, GAO Report Finds
A report recently issued by the U.S Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) whistleblowers face ...
All Circuit Review Act Passed into Law
President Trump signed the All Circuit Review Act into law this past Monday, making permanent a pilot program established by ...
National Whistleblower Center Executive Director Leads Whistleblower Workshop on the Hill
Members of the "Whistleblower 101" panel held on Thursday morning. WASHINGTON, D.C.—The bipartisan Whistleblower Protection Caucus hosted a “Whistleblower 101” ...
Senator Grassley Reminds FBI Agents of Their Whistleblower Rights
Longtime advocate of whistleblower protections Sen. Chuck Grassley delivered a strongly-worded floor statement to the United States Senate on Thursday, ...
Opinion: National Security Whistleblowers: Systemic Failures and Broken Promises Exposed in Leaked Report
Over the weekend the Daily Beast reported on a leaked draft investigative report that exposed the systemic failures in the ...
Sessions’ Memo To DOJ Threatens Whistleblower Rights
In a memo dated January 29, 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions instructed Department of Justice (DOJ) heads to not communicate ...
The National Whistleblower Center Supports #MeToo Legislation
The National Whistleblower Center, as a member of the Workplace Sexual Harassment Coalition, has signed a letter to the House ...
Former DOJ Lawyer Goes Rogue, Turns Criminal
As a young attorney, Jeffrey Wertkin joined the Department of Justice where he investigated and litigated False Claims Act cases ...
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