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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Wednesday to strengthen whistleblower protections for federal employees, including those working for the Transportation Security Agency and others employed in national security areas. The bill also would create specific protections for those who expose abuses of authority by those trying to manipulate or censor scientific research in federal agencies […]

The Food and Drug Administration has been justly pilloried for grievous flaws in its regulation of foods and drugs. Now Congressional investigators, and some of the agency’s own scientists, are charging that the F.D.A. has failed to adequately regulate medical devices The Government Accountability Office recently reported that the F.D.A. has failed – for decades […]

The AmLaw Daily January 22, 2009 Posted by Brian Baxter The risk consultants at Kroll predict an increase in white collar crime and significant changes in the manner in which corporate criminals operate in today’s world, according to a 16-page quarterly report released on Wednesday. “The risk for companies right now is not just economic–they […]

By Joe Davidson Washington Post Thursday, January 22, 2009; D04 “And the way to make government accountable is make it transparent so that the American people can know exactly what decisions are being made, how they’re being made and whether their interests are being well-served.” — Barack Obama   These words from President Obama yesterday, […]

Key Privacy Protections Improperly Challenged Washington, D.C. January 15, 2009. The National Whistleblowers Center strongly opposes the lawsuit filed today by the American Civil Liberties Union, the Government Accountability Project, and OMB Watch concerning the constitutionality of the sealing provisions of the False Claims Act. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the […]