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Whistleblowers head to Capitol Hill today to tell their tales
Two whistleblowers are scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill this morning. Both hearings begin at 10 a.m.and will be broadcast live. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Kimberly Young-McLear will testify about retaliation she faced after complaining about bullying and harassment at...
Can whistleblowers save the Amazon rainforest?
Brazilian scientists reported in November that 3,769 square miles of forest cover had been lost in a one year – the biggest decline in a decade. The New York Times reports that President Jair Bolsonaro “who has long argued that conservation...
Whistleblowers key to exposing Buffalo church abuse cover-up
“I should really tackle that vacuum closet,” Siobhan O'Connor told herself when her boss, Buffalo Bishop Richard Malone, was out of town. HIdden inside, she found a thick binder. It included documents from pending litigation charging priests with sexual assault. Many were...
Don’t expect changes to SEC whistleblower program until 2020
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) canceled a meeting in October to consider controversial changes to its whistleblower program. Clearly, the agency is reconsidering, but Stephen M. Kohn, chair of the National Whistleblower Center, predicts we won’t see any details...
Working overtime to deliver report linked to IC whistleblower complaint
The Washington Post reports that Congressional staffers worked through the holiday to complete a report on the House Intelligence Committee's Ukraine investigation. It is expected to go to the Judiciary Committee Tuesday. That committee will meet Wednesday review the report and...
A “searing time” for whistleblower rights — and a pledge to protect them
The Inspector General (IG) of the Intelligence Community, Michael K. Atkinson, calls IGs “first responders.” In his semi-annual report to Congress, he writes: As so-called first responders, Inspectors General must act swiftly and appropriately when – through audits, investigations, inspections,...
Whistleblowers reported problems with Navy SEAL leader Gallagher
This weekend, the Secretary of the Navy gave up his job after a dispute with President Donald Trump over plans to penalize a Navy SEAL charged with war crimes. New York Times reporter Dave Philipps, who wrote about the case in...
“The world has witnessed the powerful impact of a whistleblower”
The Christian Science Monitor offers an editorial that comes close to calling it the year of the whistleblower. Congress has yet to determine the guilt or innocence of President Donald Trump over his alleged wrong behavior with Ukraine. Yet one...
A good year to add whistleblowers to your #GivingTuesday list
On December 3, the National Whistleblower Center will once again launch its end of year fundraising campaign by participating in #GivingTuesday. #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving that is fueled by the power of social media and harnesses the...
SEC reconsidering proposed rules on whistleblower awards?
The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said Friday he does not want to put a “cap” on awards to SEC whistleblowers. SEC Chairman Jay Clayton said a provision that would give the SEC discretion over awards of...
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