Press Room

WASHINGTON, D.C. | June 20, 2018—The National Whistleblower Center (NWC) has made a formal request to the Governor of the Bank of England (BoE), Mark Carney, that the BoE remove a misleading report on U.S. whistleblower reward laws from its website within 10 working days. The letter to Governor Carney states: “We are concerned that […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. | JUNE 28, 2018—Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a proposed rule to reduce the size of whistleblower rewards in cases in which the U.S. recovers $100 million or more. This proposed rule will discourage high-ranking and well-compensated employees at large financial institutions from blowing the whistle. National Whistleblower Center Executive […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. | JUNE 13, 2018 — The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and National Whistleblower Center (NWC) have signed a strategic cooperative agreement to further advance efforts in combating wildlife trafficking around the globe. IFAW and NWC will work in tandem to leverage NWC’s Global Wildlife Whistleblower Program by integrating into locations where the threat of corruption is most concentrated, including […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. | MAY 8, 2018—Today, Rep. Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU) and Rep. Don Young (R-AK) introduced the Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018. This groundbreaking legislation enhances the ability of informants worldwide to use qui tam whistleblowers laws to report wildlife crimes. To learn more about the bill, visit the Support H.R. 5697 FAQ page. Rep. Bordallo, […]

Each year since 2013, the Senate has passed a non-binding resolution marking July 30th as National Whistleblower Day. However, more needs to be done. Whistleblowers have played a critical role in upholding America democracy, and rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse. They should be celebrated and recognized for doing so. National Whistleblower Center is current […]