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NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner And 500 Inmates In Federal Prison Test Positive For Coronavirus
Reality Winner, the National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower convicted of leaking details of a 2016 Russian cyberattack on U.S. voting software, has tested positive for coronavirus in a Texas federal prison, along with over 500 women. Almost 40% of the...
Benton County Deputy Sheriff’s Guild Votes to Recall Sheriff Who Retaliated Against Whistleblower
The Benton County Deputy Sheriff’s Guild (BCDSG) in Kennewick, Washington, has unanimously voted to recall Sheriff Jerry Hatcher. A whistleblower prompted an independent investigation into Hatcher when they alleged that Hatcher violated anti-discrimination and harassment policy laws, according to BCDSG’s...
After Years of Denial, UK Lawmakers Finally Acknowledge Whistleblower Protection Weaknesses
The UK made history in 1998 when it became the first country in Europe and just the second in the world – behind the US – to pass a designated whistleblower protection law. Since then, the Public Interest Disclosure Act...
Department of Labor Rules Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protections Do Not Cover Complaints about Theoretical Violations
On June 18, the U.S. Department of Labor Administrative Review Board (ARB) ruled that an employee’s complaint about theoretical violations of the Dodd-Frank Act does not constitute protected activity under the Dodd-Frank whistleblower protection provisions. The ruling concerns Bryan Horn...
Whistleblower Advocacy Groups Pen Letter to Congress in Support of Coronavirus Whistleblower Legislation
On July 23, a group of whistleblower advocacy and government accountability organizations sent an open letter to Congress, to urge the passage of legislation to protect coronavirus whistleblowers. Specifically, the groups wrote in support of the COVID-19 Whistleblower Protection Act. ...
Let The People Decide: A Voter Rights Documentary That Does Just That
Gavin Guerra’s Let the People Decide takes an unflinching look at the unsettling similarities between the voter suppression laws of the Jim Crow era South and modern attempts to restrict voting rights. The documentary is part of the Ninth Annual...
Whistleblowers Key to Rooting Out Fraud in Struggling Fossil Fuel Industry
During a panel on climate change, hosted July 30 by the National Whistleblower Center (NWC), experts discussed how the current financial distress of the fossil fuel industry creates the potential for fraud. The panel pointed to the NWC’s recent report...
Deputy Director of National Tax Service of South Korea Interviewed at Whistleblower Summit
The Ninth Annual Whistleblower Summit and Film Festival is being held virtually from July 28 - August 1. The event features panels on an assortment of topics relevant to whistleblowers, whistleblower advocates, and over forty films. The full calendar of...
National Whistleblower Day Panel Discusses Whistleblowers and COVID-19
July 30 was National Whistleblower Day. In celebration of the day, the National Whistleblower Center hosted a virtual conference which featured speeches and panel discussions by whistleblowers, whistleblower advocates, and government officials. One of the panels was titled “Covid-19 Crisis:...
To Be Us: To Work: A Thought Provoking Look at Racism in the Workplace
As part of the 9th annual Whistleblower Summit and Film Festival, individuals can choose from over 40 films with the purchase of a festival pass. One of the films festival’s films is To Be Us: To Work, a profoundly thought-provoking...
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