Press Releases

Government Settles Halliburton Whistleblower Case That Exposed $7 Billion Contract Fraud Washington, D.C. July 26, 2011. Today, the National Whistleblower Center announced that the United States District Court in Washington D.C. gave its final approval of a settlement between Bunnatine “Bunny” Greenhouse and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. After a six-year legal battle, the […]

Developments in Whistleblowing: From the American Revolution to WikiLeaks Washington D.C. July 22, 2011. On July 25, 2011, one of the nation’s leading experts in whistleblower protection law, Stephen M. Kohn, will be sharing a wealth of knowledge from his newly released book, The Whistleblower’s Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Doing What’s Right and Protecting Yourself (Lyons Press, […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. | JULY 13, 2018—The National Whistleblower Center (NWC), and leading international bank whistleblower, Mr. Bradley Birkenfeld, have filed a formal response to the European Commission’s proposed Whistleblower Directive. The response highlights serious deficiencies to the proposed Directive that undermine international anti-corruption treaties and place restrictions on the ability of private sector employees to directly report corruption to law […]

Stephen M. Kohn, Executive Director of the National Whistleblower Center, first discovered the importance of this date to whistleblowers.  Fifteen years ago, while conducting research for an amicus brief filed by the NWC supporting the constitutionality of the False Claims Act, Kohn discovered a resolution passed by the Continental Congress. The resolution, enacted on July 30, […]