National Whistleblower Center

If the IRS gets bigger, so should taxpayer protections

If the IRS gets all of the money Congress promised it over the next 10 years, its enforcement powers will grow, but taxpayers need some protection, as well.

Agency Oversight

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Whistle blower or whistleblower concept as a symbol of a secret informer agent posing as an employee with his cast shadow of a whistle as a metaphor for inside infoermation on misconduct in a 3D illustration style.

Federal employees have some of the worst whistleblower protections in the country, advocates say

Workforce Rights/Governance

Whistleblower advocates say federal employees need some educating

Workforce

National Whistleblower Center

What the 2021 NDAA means for future whistleblowers

Agency Oversight

National Whistleblower Center

Inspector general community launches new online reporting tool for whistleblowers

Workforce Rights/Governance

Dean Zerbe is National Managing Director of the Alliantgroup and Senior Policy Analyst at the National Whistleblower Center.

Taxpayer First Act includes reforms to the IRS whistleblower program

Federal Drive

On National Whistleblower Day, Congress applauds those who speak truth to power

Workforce Rights/Governance

Lawmakers say new agency communications policies violate whistleblower laws

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) said recent agency communications memos violate the Whistleblower…

Workforce Rights/Governance

FILE - In this June 30, 2014 file photo, the Supreme Court building in Washington. The Supreme Court is taking up an important dispute over immigration that could affect millions of people who are living in the country illegally. The Obama administration is asking the justices in arguments Monday, April 18, 2016, to allow it to put in place two programs that could shield roughly 4 million people from deportation and make them eligible to hold a job in the U.S. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Supreme Court case opens door to major change in vendor oversight law

The nation’s highest court is hearing arguments over a False Claims Act lawsuit that could have long-term implications on federal contractors.

Reporter's Notebook

OSC delivers New Year’s surprise on whistleblower rule

Workforce Rights/Governance

The Office of Special Counsel decided not to go forward with a proposed regulation that would have expanded the rights of contractors’ employees to submit complaints to OSC.

National Whistleblower Center

If the IRS gets bigger, so should taxpayer protections

Federal employees have some of the worst whistleblower protections in the country, advocates say

Whistleblower advocates say federal employees need some educating

What the 2021 NDAA means for future whistleblowers

New SEC rule would limit how much whistleblowers get paid for tips

Whistleblower advocates caution dangers of recent actions against IGs

Despite laws, federal whistleblowers still face problems

FBI whistleblower still seeking appeal rights after 2016 law falls short

Inspector general community launches new online reporting tool for whistleblowers

Taxpayer First Act includes reforms to the IRS whistleblower program

On National Whistleblower Day, Congress applauds those who speak truth to power

Lawmakers say new agency communications policies violate whistleblower laws

Supreme Court case opens door to major change in vendor oversight law

OSC delivers New Year’s surprise on whistleblower rule