Press Releases

House Overwhelmingly Approves Whistleblower Enhancement Act Senate Action Needed to Finish the Job Washington, D,C. – March 14, 2007. Today, by a vote of 331 to 94, The House of Representatives passed the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (H.R. 985). The Enhancement Act is the first major reform of federal whistleblower laws in 18 years, and cures numerous […]

Petition with strong left-right support headed to Capitol Hill Washington, DC, March 8, 2007.  The National Whistleblowers Center, along with a broad coalition of 30 liberal, libertarian and conservative groups including the American Civil Liberties Union, Citizen Outreach, OMB Watch, Electronic Privacy Information Center, Government Accountability Project, Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Liberty Coalition, the National […]

Senator’s Letter Follows Up on Unanimous Jury Verdict Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 27, 2007.  Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released a letter today urging FBI Director Robert Mueller to discipline the supervisors responsible for retaliating against former FBI Special Agent Jane Turner. In a statement released today, Senator Grassley stated: […]

Washington, DC. February 23, 2007.  On Friday, March 2, 2007, the film Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers will be featured as part of the DC Independent Film Festival.  Iraq for Sale is the story of what happens to everyday Americans when corporations go to war. Iraq for Sale uncovers the profiteering in the reconstruction […]