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You don't have to be an employee to suffer retaliation for speaking truth to power. This summer, I have been helping CASA de Maryland, an immigrant rights organization. We helped tenants in a number of buildings in the Hyattsville, Long...

In January 2011, scandal broke out over “Project Gunrunner,” a program of the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives agency (ATF). The intended goal of “Project Gunrunner” was to limit the flow of firearms into Mexico through close surveillance of undercover...

Tomorrow, June 28th, NWC Executive Director Stephen M. Kohn will present his Corporate Whistleblower CLE seminar in Downtown Los Angeles at Carlsmith Ball LLP. Space is still available for this special seminar. The event will run from 10:00 am to...

Since the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) instituted a new whistleblower program in 2006, only one award has been made to a whistleblower, according to Mike Hudson from iWatch News. In yesterday’s article, “Red tape, old guard slow whistleblowing on corporate tax...

Stephen M. Kohn, Executive Director of the National Whistleblowers Center (NWC), published an op-ed article in today's New York Times.The article tells the story of Captain John Grannis, and nine other sailors of the Continental Navy. The full story is...

We are so thankful to have the services this Summer from this fine group of interns: Pictured here, from the left, are Emily, Michael, Zach, Ramina, Anna, Shawn, Dasha, Adam and Cho.  Not pictured: Danielle, Daniel, Parth, Andrew, Lillian and...

News is breaking that federal prosecutors have agreed to drop all serious (felony) charges against Thomas Drake, the Maryland whistleblower from the National Security Administration (NSA). In a face-saving ploy by the government, prosecutors insisted that Drake plead guilty to...

In a few weeks, the National Whistleblowers Center will be hosting a seminar in three locations in the western United States. The seminar is entitled The NEW Corporate Whistleblower Protections and Reward Provisions. On June 23rd, NWC Executive Director Stephen...

On June 30th, the National Whistleblowers Center will host a seminar for protecting environmental whistleblowers in the New Orleans area. The program, entitled Using the New Corporate Whistleblower Protections to Defend Environmental Whistleblowers, will be held at the Brown Foundation...

As the research director for America’s largest body armor company, Dr. Aaron Westrick was the first official to oppose the sale of Zylon bulletproof vests. Based on his disclosures, these defective vests were forced off the market and police officers' lives...