CIA fires whistleblower who prompted myriad sex misconduct complaints
The woman’s attorney called the action a brazen retaliation by the spy agency.
By Jim Mustian
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Vets calling crisis line get lost in system, whistleblowers warn
A government watchdog group has promised to investigate the claims.
Empty federal employment board gets one step closer to full membership
The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee voted Oct. 6 to move forward on three nominations to the Merit Systems Protection Board.
By Jessie Bur
Whistleblower training at VA would be mandatory under new bill
The legislation aims to improve the means of exposing waste and fraud at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
By Jessie Bur
Slate of bills to protect feds and transparency considered in committee
House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y. led the House introduction of five of the six bills designed to protect whistleblowers and those that investigate their allegations and to increase transparency of government operations.
By Jessie Bur
Blumenthal seeks probe amid whistleblower claims at VA facility where 2 workers died in accident
Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he received 75 pages of documents from two whistleblowers that include “powerful evidence that complaints of unsafe conditions were either disregarded or dismissed.”
Feds have fewer whistleblower rights than in the private sector
Whistleblower advocacy groups called on Congress to expand federal employees' available options to address calling out waste, fraud and abuse at their agencies.
By Jessie Bur
Army must protect officer who testified against Trump, senator warns
Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman testified as part of the House impeachment inquiry this week.
Lawmakers have ‘no confidence’ in VA’s whistleblower protection office
The criticism comes after a report last week describing the office as unfocused and potentially harmful for employees.
VA office charged with protecting whistleblowers hurts them instead, investigators say
The VA inspector general found widespread concerns with the two-year-old office, and multiple practices that would discourage employees from reporting wrongdoing.
Trump claim on stalled aid for Ukraine draws new scrutiny
President Donald Trump has said he withheld nearly $400 million in military aid from Ukraine because of corruption in the country, but recently released Pentagon documents undercut that explanation and add fuel to the whistleblower complaint that has launched an impeachment inquiry in Congress.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press, Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Andrew Taylor, The Associated Press