Press Releases

Read the National Whistleblower Day program and press packet to learn more about the history of National Whistleblower Day, and see the full list of speakers. If you are a member of the press who would like to attend the event, please contact jm@whistleblowers.org.

The resolution was introduced by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and cosponsored by all members of the bipartisan Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus. The idea for National Whistleblower Day was first sparked by the re-discovery of America’s first whistleblower law, enacted on July 30, 1778. The rediscovery was based on original historical research published in The Whistleblower’s Handbook, […]

I’m proud to be a whistleblower. I knew I did the right thing by reporting fraud within the FBI. Last week, the National Whistleblower Center asked you to watch a speech where former FBI Director James Comey spoke about whistleblowers. Director Comey talked about my case in that speech (referring to me as “Michael Kobus”), […]

NWC will be presenting at The ReThinking Animals Summit this weekend, May 6-7. The Summit brings together a large community of science, business and conservation leaders to discuss and share knowledge on the major threats our planet’s wildlife are facing, and collectively explore potential solutions. NWC Executive Director Stephen Kohnwill be speaking on why wildlife whistleblower […]