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March 24 (Bloomberg) — Government employees who think public safety is being compromised may be deterred from speaking out because of a memorandum from the acting head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Senator Charles Grassley said. The memo from the FDA official, Frank M. Torti, dated March 13 and sent to agency employees, warned that […]

With help from a former UBS banker, the Feds are demystifying how the Swiss do business. Inside the tradecraft. From the magazine issue dated Mar 23, 2009 Among the very rich, it’s known as “the nut.” That’s the amount of money they need to salt away for a “rainy day”-for when the bubble bursts or […]

Washington Post. March 23, 2009.  Federal inspectors general too often ignore or discount the complaints of whistleblowers, and concerned citizens attempting to report government waste or mismanagement may face difficulty making even basic contact with the offices via telephone or the Internet, according to a new report from a government watchdog group. The report, released […]

Frank Torti, the acting FDA commissioner, has an important message for all agency employees–you won’t make a peep if you know what’s good for you. In an unusual memo distributed last Friday afternoon, Torti ensured the agency is committed to transparency and “the principles of open government.” But after dispensing with the obligatory qualifier, he then went […]

March 13, 2009 By Max Cacas, FederalNewsRadio Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D.-Md.) says federal employees “are on the front lines at federal agencies, and are going to be involved in spending the money from the economic recovery plan, as well as ongoing funds in the operation of the federal government.” And that’s why he has […]