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Washington, D.C. May 20, 2009. The National Whistleblowers Center today disclosed a new campaign of censorship and retaliation by the Army Corps of Engineers directed against whistleblower Bunnatine (Bunny) H. Greenhouse. Within hours of testifying in Congress, Ms. Greenhouse received an email from the Army Corps Chief of Staff demanding pre-clearance of any testimony Greenhouse […]

By Adam Smith The Reasons Fraud Spikes in a Recession

Commentary by the Project on Government Oversight Margaret Hamburg  Margaret Hamburg, long admired as a strong leader who has tackled and solved public health problems that others shunned, was confirmed on May 18 as the new head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, an agency in trouble. The FDA’s failures are well known. Peanuts […]

May 18, 2009 Via Hand Service The Hon. Barack Obama President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C.   20500 Dear Mr. President: We write you concerning action recently initiated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“USACE”) to curtail the First Amendment right of our client, Ms. Bunnatine […]

President Obama’s call for open government and transparency is all fine and good, but the FDA has delivered a warning shot to anyone thinking of disclosing information the agency doesn’t want leaked. In a staff memo Friday, FDA Deputy Commissioner Frank Torti outlined prohibitions on disclosure of commercial information that “can result in disciplinary sanctions and/or individual […]