n an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it
the law gives little protection to whistleblowers who feel the public has a right to know what is going on the whistleblower was fired for exposing the conditions in mental hospitals
NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden Says He's No Hero, No Traitor National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden disappeared on Monday after giving The Guardian a video interview on Sunday night. He has reportedly been in hiding, but recently broke his silence with a new interview. While some have called Snowden a hero or a traitor, he sees himself as neither. "I'm neither traitor nor hero. I'm an American," Snowden told the South China Morning ...
June 12, 2013 - Opposing Views
Whistleblower Edward Snowden On the Run Washington - The journalist who interviewed the whistleblower behind the NSA scandal says to expect "significant revelations" in the coming weeks and months.
June 11, 2013 - 13WHAM Rochester
Whistleblower suit against DHHR now reflects firing CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A whistleblower lawsuit filed last year against the Department of Health and Human Resources was amended Monday to reflect an attorneys termination. Susan Perry and Jennifer Taylor filed the suits in October, contending they had bee...
June 10, 2013 - The Charleston Gazette
Charles Grassley in Iowa Independent The draft isn't perfect, and I want to fix the way a provision is written so that whistleblower protections are not weakened as a result, for example,Grassley said. "But [Ag Committee Chairwoman Blanche Lincoln's] bill is an important step...
Leland Yee in Central Valley Business Times This is the classic case of the fox guarding the hen house,says Mr. Yee. "UC executives should not be judge and jury on whether or not they are liable for monetary claims. This was not the intent of California's whistleblower law."
Max Baucus in CTV.ca Retaliation against an employee for reporting misconduct or voicing concerns is unacceptable, illegal and violates the Whistleblower Protection Act,Sens. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and Max Baucus, D-Mont., wrote the NIH late last week.