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The clamor continues for the intelligence community whistleblower to come forward. But, the Democrats now say they’re corroborated everything in the initial whistleblower report and may not have to interview him or her. The whistleblower's lawyers agree. President Trump created...

The corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 17th Street NW is close to traffic passing the White House, according to the DCist, a local news site affiliated with radio station WAMU. Every weekday since the beginning of October, a retired software developer...

On Monday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced the cancelation of Wednesday's meeting on proposed changes to its whistleblower program. The meeting is expected to be rescheduled in November. Stephen M. Kohn, chair of the National Whistleblower Center board,...

 In Hollywood, everyone loves a whistleblower. Actress Meryl Streep played one early in her career in Silkwood, and she plays one again in The Laundromat. The film offers a goofy take on what became known as The Panama Papers, an...

Back in the day, a reporter could call someone at an institution or government agency, do an interview and write a story. Those days are long gone. All inquiries now get sent straight to the press office. Frequently, the response...

From The Washington Post: Elijah E. Cummings, a Democratic congressman from Maryland who gained national attention for his principled stands on politically charged issues in the House, his calming effect on anti-police riots in Baltimore, and his forceful opposition to...

FBI whistleblower Michael German writes in today’s Washington Post about flaws in the system designed to protect intelligence community whistleblowers. The intelligence agencies successfully lobbied for exemptions from whistleblower protections by arguing that these complicated reporting processes are necessary to...

Almost all of the money management or securities firms on Wall Street “entrusted with the life savings of their clients lie, cheat and steal one way or another.” Not the kind of thing you might expect to read in Forbes,...

Harvard Law School professor Terri Gerstein writes that the case of the IC whistleblower is strangely familiar to her. A worker learns of brazen violations of law and feels compelled to speak up. The boss and his buddies go bananas,...

As EU officials move toward better protection for whistleblowers, they are likely watching how our system is holding up. In April, the EU Parliament passed a much-needed law that would shield whistleblowers from retaliation. It also created “safe channels” to...