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December 15, 2010A prominent federal whistleblower and other government employees criticized the Senate's whistleblower protection bill for weakening existing safeguards and excluding…- December 13, 2010The National Whistleblowers Center opposes a provision in Senate Bill 372 that would reverse protections allowing federal employees to report…
- December 11, 2010The bill grants the Merit Systems Protection Board authority to dismiss whistleblower claims without hearings based solely on agency affidavits,…
- November 25, 2010Bradley Birkenfeld, a UBS whistleblower who recovered billions for taxpayers, was imprisoned while thousands of tax evaders he exposed received…
- November 22, 2010The SEC's proposed whistleblower rules would paradoxically discourage reporting of securities violations and reduce the agency's access to crucial enforcement…
- November 10, 2010The National Whistleblowers Center urges the CFTC and SEC to create robust whistleblower protection programs that encourage fraud reporting while…
November 3, 2010A comprehensive study by the National Whistleblower Center found that whistleblower reward laws do not negatively impact internal corporate compliance…- November 2, 2010The National Whistleblowers Center opposes corporate lobbying efforts to weaken Dodd-Frank whistleblower protections ahead of an SEC meeting to establish…
- October 19, 2010A federal board approved reinstatement for an FDA employee fired after exposing safety risks with a breast cancer detection device,…
August 20, 2010Grassley and Wyden's legislation would strengthen IRS whistleblower protections against retaliation and improve communication about case status, enabling employees to…