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Federal News Network: What risks do whistleblowers take at federal agencies?

Federal whistleblowers face significant retaliation risks from management despite legal protections, raising questions about whether anonymity safeguards are adequately enforced in practice.

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The identity of the whistleblower that led to the impeachment proceedings has been kept secret all along. But is that kosher? Don’t whistleblowers subject themselves to retaliation because the bosses know who they are? To help sort out the facts about whistleblowing, attorney Stephen Kohn of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

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