Press Releases

“Poison Pill” in Senate Bill a “Tragic Setback for Taxpayers” Washington, D.C. December 13, 2010. Today, the National Whistleblowers Center released a letter sent to the House and Senate sponsors of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, calling for the elimination of a poison pill inserted into the Senate version of the bill (S. 372). S. 372 cleared […]

Washington, D.C. December 11, 2010. Yesterday, the Senate passed the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (S. 372) by unanimous consent.  After a careful review of S. 372, the National Whistleblowers Center, the Federal Ethics Center, the National Security Whistleblowers Coalition, and the No FEAR Coalition strongly recommend that the bill not be approved in its current form.  […]

Washington, D.C. November 25, 2010. Today, Ronald Birkenfeld, father of UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld, made a personal Thanksgiving Day appeal to President Barack Obama for his son to be released from prison. In his Mr. Birkenfeld stated, “His separation from his loved ones is extremely painful to our family, especially when we know that his sentence is […]

NWC Objects to Proposed Rules After SEC Admits the Rules Will Result in “Forgone Opportunities for Effective Enforcement” Washington, D.C. November 22, 2010. Today, the National Whistleblowers Center (NWC) voiced its strong oppositionto Proposed Rules submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission implementing the whistleblower provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. In […]