News

During the 13th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC), the National Whistleblower Center (NWC) advocated for widespread whistleblower reward laws to combat transnational crime. Representing NWC, Benjamin Calitri delivered...

On October 21, 2026, the National Whistleblower Center hosted a side-event at the 13th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC COP13). The panel examined how anti-corruption advocates can promote cross-border cooperation and use...

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced the Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program (WHIP), designed to reward whistleblowers whose tips on certain types of fraud lead to criminal charges. The program differs from existing federal whistleblower reward programs in several meaningful ways...

A recent poll jointly administered by the National Whistleblower Center and Government Accountability Project measures the American public’s opinions on whistleblower protections. Conducted by YouGov, the poll gauges how Americans view the role played by whistleblowers in exposing wrongdoing. The...

Since its launch last week, the National Whistleblower Center (NWC) reports that its petition calling on Congress to immediately pass the AI Whistleblower Protection Act (AIWPA) has garnered over 20,000 signatures. According to NWC, this swell of public support comes...

On September 23, Politico reported that Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) moved to fast-track the AI Whistleblower Protection Act (AIWPA) in the Senate. The AIWPA would give employees at AI companies protection against retaliation for reporting threats and legal violations posed...

The National Whistleblower Center (NWC) recently launched a petition calling on Congress to immediately pass the AI Whistleblower Protection Act. “Major AI companies like Anthropic, Google DeepMind, and OpenAI are building artificial intelligence technologies that carry immense potential for short...

Last week, an AI whistleblower warned via X that major AI development companies OpenAI and Anthropic are racing to build superintelligence systems as quickly as possible, without building sufficient safeguards to prevent those systems from making independent and actively harmful...

On June 9th, the United States Department of Justice announced that government contractors Broadway Electric Inc. (Broadway), Cornerstone Contracting Inc. (Cornerstone), and their executives will pay $21.3 million to settle allegations that they wrongly obtained federal contracts reserved for service-disabled...

On the 21st anniversary of “Sunshine Week”, the annual recognition of the importance of the importance of public records and open government, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) delivered remarks on the Senate floor highlighting the need for government transparency and the...