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Advocates Call for Increased Protections for Government Contractor Whistleblowers
On April 22, the Make It Safe Coalition, a non-partisan coalition of whistleblower, anti-fraud, and good government advocacy groups, sent a letter to members of Congress calling for the passage of the Expanding Whistleblower Protection for Government Contractors Act. The...
Senator Re-Introduces Bill Providing Court Access for Federal Whistleblowers
On March 26, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025, which increases protections for federal employee whistleblowers who provide information to Congress. The Act is endorsed by major U.S. whistleblower organizations, who believe that the...
Advocates Call for Action on Loophole in Airline Safety Whistleblower Law
A major statutory loophole is undermining the law protecting airline safety whistleblowers, according to whistleblower advocates. National Whistleblower Center is urging Congress and the White House to act immediately and address the issues which are endangering airline safety whistleblowers and...
Advocates Push for Stronger Whistleblower Protections for Federal Employees
For decades, whistleblower advocates have called on Congress to strengthen whistleblower protections for federal employees. National Whistleblower Center (NWC) is renewing this call and is urging Congress to reintroduce and pass the Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act. “Federal whistleblowers are crucial...
Congress Set To Pass Administrative False Claims Act Targeting Smaller-Dollar Frauds
The Administrative False Claims Act of 2023, is set to pass in Congress before the end of the year as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (NDAA). The bill, introduced by whistleblower champion Senator Chuck...
FTC Whistleblower Award Program Bill Introduced With Plans for Reintroduction Next Session
On November 15, Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Lori Trahan (D-MA) reintroduced the FTC Whistleblower Act of 2024. Rep. Schakowsky’s office confirmed with WNN plans to once again reintroduce the bill in the next session of Congress as well. The...
Senators Introduce Bill to Provide Court Access for Federal Whistleblowers
On July 10, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), alongside 10 other senators, introduced the Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act, which increases protections for federal employee whistleblowers who provide information to Congress. The Act is endorsed by major U.S. whistleblower organizations, who believe...
FAA Reauthorization Act Tweaks Airline Safety Whistleblower Protections
On May 16, President Biden signed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2024 into law. The bill, a sweeping package which reauthorizes the FAA and makes a number of reforms to the airline industry, includes provisions altering whistleblower...
On Anniversary of False Claims Act, Advocates Call for Action on Stalled Whistleblower Legislation
March 2 is the anniversary of the signing of the False Claims Act by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. The law is America’s first whistleblower award law and according to some experts the most effective whistleblower law ever passed. In...
Whistleblower Expert Discusses Most Needed Reforms in New Interview
On January 18, leading whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto appeared on Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss the seven whistleblower reforms that are most urgently needed in 2024. Kohn previously outlined the reforms in...
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