whistleblower
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The federal agency in charge of worker safety is not protecting whistleblowers from employer retaliation, ProPublica reports.
September 20, 2010 -
Are there really professional whistleblowers? If so, can we live with that? We talk about it with attorney Bill Bransford.
September 10, 2010 -
The technology giant said it did nothing wrong, but settles the allegations it overcharged the government for software and technology products and gave kickbacks to systems integrators. HP\'s decision to settle is another in a growing list of major federal contractors who are paying fines.
August 30, 2010 -
Reversed and remanded. That\'s where the case of a former Interior Department employee who blew the whistle sits. Bill Bransford gives us an update.
August 19, 2010 -
An upcoming conference features theme-based workshops led by prominent whistleblowers and good government organizations, a national security panel with star whistleblowers in the industry and more! Tom Devine with the Government Accountability Project has details.
May 20, 2010 -
The key whistleblower says prosecutors made false statements to a judge who sentenced him to prison.
January 07, 2010 -
The Supreme Court has heard arguments testing when whistle-blowers can sue and collect some of the settlement
December 03, 2009 -
Three feds, only one of which still has his job, testify before a House committee now considering a measure to strengthen protections for future federal whistleblowers including those in the intelligence community.
May 15, 2009 -
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A lawmaker on Capitol thinks that second time might be the charm when it comes to protecting federal whistleblowers. Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)Congressman and his colleagues have reintroduced the Whistleblower Protection Enhacement act of…
March 12, 2009 -
There’s a new push to improve protections for federal workers who speak out on issues of waste, fraud and abuse in their agencies. Earlier today, a whistleblower advocacy group began a week of lobbying on…
March 09, 2009