Government Contractors Ask Supreme Court for False Claims Act Loophole So They Can “Pick and Choose” What Regulations to Follow
On April 19th I visited the Supreme Court to listen to oral arguments in Universal Health Services v. U.S. ex ...
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Food Safety Whistleblower Protection Procedures Finalized
On April 18, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration published a final rule establishing procedures for handling retaliation complaints under the ...
Senate Judiciary Committee Unanimously Approves FBI Whistleblower Reform
Today the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved the FBI Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, a bi-partisan bill designed to protect FBI ...
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 ...
Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Highlights Importance of Whistleblowers on World Wildlife Day
Today, the Departments of Justice, State, and the Interior, co-hosted a panel discussion with the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife ...
IRS Whistleblower Program Continues Improvements
This was a banner year for the IRS Whistleblower Program. In its annual report to Congress, released February 10, 2016, ...
National Whistleblower Center Project Wins People’s Choice Award
Protections for wildlife whistleblowers greatly enhanced Washington, D.C. February 10, 2016. The Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge announced that the National Whistleblower ...
Swiss Bank Whistleblower Calls for Switzerland to Protect Whistleblowers
Swiss bank whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld was featured yesterday in an article detailing the extremely hostile environment that exists in Switzerland ...
Tell DOL: White Collar Criminals Don’t Deserve an Early Warning System
The Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fallen for a trap laid by the U.S. Chamber of ...
OSC Withdraws Proposed Rule That May Have Had Unintended Consequences for Federal Contractors
In January 2015, the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) submitted a proposed rule it claimed would extend protections under the Civil ...
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