Press Releases

Washington, D.C. October 31, 2013. Today the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act (S.42) creating for the first time whistleblower protections for employees who report antitrust violations. The bill will now be sent to the full Senate for a vote. Senator Patrick Leahy and Senator Charles Grassley introduced this bipartisan bill which […]

Washington, D.C. July 31, 2013. By a unanimous resolution the U.S. Senate declared July 30, 2013 as “National Whistleblower Appreciation Day.” The National Whistleblowers Center strongly supports the Senate’s historic action and calls on every American reflect upon the tremendous contributions whistleblowers have made to American democracy, as well as the struggles and sacrifices they have […]

Washington, D.C. July 30, 2013. The National Whistleblower Center issued a statement expressing relief that the military court today refused to find Bradley Manning guilty of “aiding the enemy.”  The charge, if it had been sustained on appeal, could have resulted in Mr. Manning spending the rest of his life in prison. “It was wrong for […]

OR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement of Stephen M. Kohn, Executive Director of the National Whistleblower Center “Edward Snowden should not be prosecuted. Instead, the White House must keep the promise made by President Obama, during his 2008 election campaign, when he pledged to support legislation that would fully protect all government whistleblowers, including those in sensitive national […]