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Court Holds Arguments on Whether Documents Created by Non-Attorneys Are Protected by Attorney-Client Privilege
Washington, D.C. May 8, 2014. Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held oral arguments in the case of In re: Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc., et al. This appeal arises from a petition for a writ of mandamus...
In Memory of William Worthy (1921-2014)
William Worthy had a long and distinguished journalism career, which is chronicled in his obituary by the Boston Globe. The National Whistleblower Center was honored to have him on its Board of Directors. He served on the Board of Directors...
Moral Courage Project Features FBI Whistleblower
Dr. Frederic Whitehurst, who blew the whistle on misconduct in the FBI Crime Lab, is featured in a short video by the Moral Courage Project. Dr. Whitehurst was the first successful FBI whistleblower. His case exposed forensic fraud in the...
Senator Grassley Announces Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus on 25th Anniversary of the Whistleblower Protection Act
Today Senator Charles Grassley, the leading champion of whistleblower protection on Capitol Hill, announced that the formation of a Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus at the start of the 114thCongress. Later today he will give a speech on the floor of...
Report Reveals Federal Agencies’ Non-disclosure Policies Violate the WEPA
A report released today by Senator Charles Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, reveals that most of the fifteen executive branch departments’ nondisclosure agreement policies violate the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act. The law requires such agreements to contain...
KBR’s Confidentiality Agreements Draw Congressional Scrutiny
Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. John F. Tierney, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on National Security, sent a letter to the CEO of KBR, one of the nation’s largest...
Washington Post Reports: SEC Investigating KBR
According to a March 11 report by The Washington Post, the Securities and Exchange Commission has opened an investigation into Halliburton’s former subsidiary, Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR). KBR is the largest American contractor operating in Iraq and Afghanistan, responsible...
CA Supreme Court Upholds Physician’s Rights Under State Whistleblower Law
Last month the California Supreme Court issued a ruling in a case involving physician who filed a whistleblower lawsuit challenging the termination of his hospital privileges. In Fahlen v. Sutter Central Valley Hospitals, the court upheld a physician's right to...
Obama Administration Uses Privacy Act To Limit Congressional Oversight
The Washington Times reports today that the Obama Administration is accused of using a broad interpretation of federal privacy statutes to block Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley from pursuing investigations such as "'Fast and Furious' gun-running scandal to the questioning of judicial nominees,"...
Big Win for Corporate Whistleblowers at Supreme Court
SOX whistleblower protection covers mutual fund industry Washington, D.C. March 4, 2014. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today in Lawson v. FMR, LLC, that contractors and subcontractors of publicly traded companies are fully protected under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for corporate whistleblowers....
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