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Washington Times Thursday, February 5, 2009 For years there have been some half-hearted efforts in Congress to protect government employees who disclose corruption and malfeasance in their agencies. It’s high time for the efforts to become reality, and for Congress to actually protect those who witness wrongs and try to make government better or at least […]

Washington, D.C. February 4, 2009.  Yesterday, Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) introduced an important whistleblower amendment (S.AMDT. 196) to the Senate stimulus bill.  The amendment includes protections for all companies, state and local governments that receive any stimulus money. It provides for inspector general investigations, gives employees the right to jury trials, and requires all companies […]

By Daphne Eviatar 2/4/09 Washington Independent Here’s some good news: since our story Tuesday about Congress’ failure to include adequate protection for government contractor whistleblowers in the stimulus bill, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) has taken up the cause. McCaskill has introduced a whistleblower amendment – S.AMDT. 196 – to the stimulus bill. Although the amendment […]

By Daphne Eviatar 2/3/09 The Washington Independent I think I made the case pretty strongly in my piece today on why the failure of the stimulus bill to protect private contractor whistleblowers, and the omission in the Senate version to even protect federal employees, is a serious problem. Now a coalition of good-government and whistleblower […]

Protections in Stimulus Bill Help Workers Hold Government Accountable A Joint Statement from a Coalition of Public Interest Groups Washington, D.C. February 3, 2009. Monday’s Washington Post editorial, “Wrong Way to Protect,” did a disservice to its readers and the taxpayers when it opposed provisions in the economic stimulus bill that are designed to empower […]