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House Intel Claim that Snowden Had Whistleblower Protection Is False and Misleading
In a brief 3-page report dated September 15, 2016, the House Intelligence Committee concluded that Edward Snowden “was not a whistleblower” because there were “laws and regulations in effect at the time” that “afforded him protection” and he failed to...
Blowing the Whistle to Promote Sustainable Oceans
Today marks the start of the third Our Ocean conference hosted by Secretary of State John F. Kerry. The conference, which is being held in Washington, DC from September 15-16, 2016, will focus on marine protected areas, sustainable fisheries, and...
SEC Whistleblower Awards Top $100 Million
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced August 30, 2016, that it has awarded over $100 million to whistleblowers since its inception in 2011. The SEC’s whistleblower program was established by Congress to incentivize whistleblowers with specific, timely and credible...
DOL Issues New Whistleblower Protections for Seamen
The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) new whistleblower protections for sailors will go into effect on Thursday. OSHA issued these new protections in its "Procedures for Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under the Employee Protection Provision of...
IRS Whistleblower Office Releases Information on Claim Process
September 12, 2016. Washington, D.C. The Internal Revenue Service's Whistleblower Office recently released Publication 5251 - The Whistleblower Claim Process. The new publication provides clarity on: What qualifies for an award, How whistleblowers submit a claim for award, What happens...
SEC Enforcement Director Speaks on The Impact of the Whistleblower Program
On September 14, 2016, SEC Enforcement Director Andrew Ceresney spoke at the Sixteenth Annual Taxpayers Against Fraud Conference about the SEC’s whistleblower program. His remarks covered issues from the impact of the whistleblower program on the Agency to the role...
New OSHA Guidance Clarifies Impermissible Restrictions On Whistleblowing
The OSHA Directorate of Whistleblower Protection Programs issued new policy guidance on the criteria it uses to ensure settlement agreements do not impermissibly restrict or discourage whistleblowing. The new policy guidelines, issued August 23, 2016, state that OSHA will not...
National Whistleblower Center Selected as Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge Grand Prize Winner
Washington, D.C. September 1, 2016. Today, the Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge announced the National Whistleblower Center (NWC) as a Grand Prize Winner. The Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge, an initiative of USAID in partnership with the National Geographic Society, the Smithsonian Institution, and TRAFFIC, is finding new,...
Video: NWC Selected as a Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge Grand Prize Winner
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CFTC Asks for Public Comments on Whistleblower Rule Changes
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that it is requesting public comment on proposed amendments to the Whistleblower Rules found in Part 165 of the CFTC’s Regulations. The CFTC announcement states: “The amendments would enhance the process...
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