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The debate over whistleblower protection shifted to the impeachment trial, where another attempt was made to reveal the name of a person some think is the Ukraine Whistleblower. But, an important disclosure didn’t get much attention during the partisan sparring...

Wednesday’s Congressional hearing on whistleblower protections for federal employees went a little off track at times. Whistleblower advocates, including David Colapinto, general counsel for National Whistleblower Center, testified about the need for greater protections. Two inspectors general -- including Michael...

Edward Snowden, the noted NSA whistleblower, last night spoke up in defense of his partner in...crime? Concern is growing that journalists who use leaked documents are starting to be pursued more aggressively as criminals. Snowden fled the country after he...

Securities and Exchange Commission In announcing its first two whistleblower awards of the year, the Securities and Exchange Commission notes: As set forth in the Dodd-Frank Act, the SEC protects the confidentiality of whistleblowers and does not disclose information that...

The news from Transparency International is not good. This year’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) reveals that a majority of countries are showing little to no improvement in tackling corruption. Our analysis also shows corruption is more pervasive in countries where big money...

"This all supposedly started because of a whistleblower,” President Trump's attorney Jay Sekulow said Tuesday during the first day of the Senate impeachment trial. "Where is that whistleblower?" he added as he closed his notebook and walked away from the Senate...

Corruption persists worldwide and whistleblowers in many countries risk everything. So, two years ago a group of lawyers, anti-corruption activists and investigative journalists founded PPLAAF – French acronym for Plateforme de Protection des Lanceurs d’Alerte en Afrique –  Platform to...

The business writers at The New York Times promise a bump in white-collar crime news in 2020. At the same time, a series of reports raise concerns about oversight of the accounting industry. From The Times: Goldman Sachs is negotiating...

Corporate compliance programs aim to make sure a company obeys laws and regulations. One problem with compliance -- companies can sometimes make more breaking the rules than following them. And they are complicated. So, they mount compliance programs for show...

Whistleblowers helped the government collect $3 billion in fines and recoveries in fiscal year 2019, up from $2.8 billion in 2018. Medicare and Medicaid were big targets for fraudsters this year, as they have been in years past, according to...