Yesterday, by an unanimous resolution the U.S. Senate has declared July 30, 2013 as “National Whistleblower Appreciation Day.”
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Senate Whistleblower Bill called “Bride of Frankenstein”
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Julia Davis, a notable whistleblower who prevailed in her struggle against the Department of Homeland Security, recently released an article concerning the reintroduction of the Senate version of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (S. 743). Ms. Davis notes that one of the main supporters and architects of the current law to protect federal employees…
Carolyn Lerner confirmation hearing is available
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The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) is the federal government’s attorney charged with protecting federal employee whistleblowers. It took President Obama a long time to finally pick a nominee for this position. Today, the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee (HSGAC) held a hearing on that nominee, Carolyn Lerner. One thing that Sen. Daniel…
NWC Calls for Correction of Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act
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The NWC is urging citizens to TAKE ACTION and demand that the House fix the problems in S. 372 before they pass it.
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Senate Passes S.372: A Bad Deal for Whistleblowers
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On December 10, 2010, the Senate passed the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (S. 372) by unanimous consent. After a careful review of S. 372, the National Whistleblowers Center, the Federal Ethics Center, and the National Security Whistleblowers Coalition strongly recommend that the bill not be approved in its current form. We urge the House of Representatives to fix the bill and send it back to the Senate for final approval.
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Allegations of Retaliation Against Whistleblowers Surround U.S. Attorney Nominee
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The National Whistleblowers Center hopes that the Senate Judiciary Committee conducts a full investigation into whether or not nominee Robert E. O’Neill retaliated against whistleblower Jeffery J. Del Fuoco for having the guts to stand up to a corrupt, politically connected sheriff.
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What’s Wrong With The Senate Whistleblower Bill? – Part 12
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XII: WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WHITE HOUSE?
The bottom line is that President Obama did promise, on numerous occasions, to support whistleblowers. He did specifically endorse the framework for protection set forth in the House bill.
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What’s Wrong With The Senate Whistleblower Bill? – Part 11
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XI: IS FILING A NATIONAL SECURITY WHISTLEBLOWER CASE UNDER S. 372 MALPRACTICE PER SE?
Simply wasting many years and thousands of dollars in a new bureaucracy that Franz Kafka would have marveled at is not enough unto itself to say that filing a claim under the Senate provisions would constitute legal malpractice. However, Title II of S. 372 is not so benign. It is a retaliators fantasy.
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It’s Time To Tap President Obama On The Shoulder
By keeping a promise, Mr. Obama by happenstance found his voice in the primaries and his campaign was re-energized all the way to the White House after adopting that chant.
It is now time for Mr. Obama to keep another promise he made during the campaign.
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Bunny’s Letter Intensifies Debate Over Court Access For Federal Employees
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Ms. Greenhouse, concerned about the provisions included in the Senate bill, wrote a letter urging the Senate and the White House to “stop paying lip service to strong whistleblower protection for federal employees.”…
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