Congressional Leaders Call on HHS Secretary to Clarify Employees’ Free Speech Rights
May 9, 2017. Washington, D.C. Congressional oversight leaders obtained an internal memo sent, on May 3, from the Department of Health ...
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Sen. Grassley Urges Senate to Pass IG Empowerment Act
https://youtu.be/w4bAb622_v0 Yesterday, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) delivered a floor statement before the Senate in support of the Inspector General Empowerment ...
House Passes Bill to Expand Protections for Federal Employees Against Discrimination
Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed, by a vote of 403-0, a bipartisan bill introduced by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, ...
New Whistleblower Retaliation Allegations Raised Against Commerce IG
The Washington Post reports today that there is a new allegation of whistleblower retaliation against the Commerce inspector general's office. Commerce ...
Whistleblower Advocacy Groups Call for Removal of Commerce IG Zinser
On March 31, I posted a blog entitled “House Investigation Reveals Commerce IG’s Pattern of Retaliation Against Whistleblowers,” reporting the ...
House Investigation Reveals Commerce IG’s Pattern of Retaliation Against Whistleblowers
Representative Johnson calls for Commerce IG Todd Zinser to be removed from office The House Subcommittee on Investigations & Oversight Committee ...
VA Whistleblower Protection Legislation Unnecessary Says Agency
On March 19, the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a legislative hearing on H.R. 571, the Veterans ...
OSC Proposed Rule For Federal Contractor Employees May Cause Confusion
Washington, D.C. January 22, 2015. Today the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) proposed a rule that it claims would ...
DOJ Releases Report on FBI Whistleblower Protections
Yesterday, Senators Chuck Grassley and Ron Wyden expressed optimism that Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) whistleblowers may receive better protection ...
House Panel Investigates Alleged Interference with Whistleblower’s Testimony
The Washington Examiner reports that Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., will investigate whether a letter to the House Financial Services subcommittee constituted interference with ...
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