Press Releases

Washington, D.C. December 20, 2010. Today, the National Whistleblowers Center (NWC) publicly released its report to the Securities and Exchange Commission entitled “Impact of Qui Tam Laws on Internal Compliance.”  The study analyzed cases filed under the False Claims Act from January 1, 2007 to present and found that whistleblower rewards have “no impact whatsoever on the viability of internal […]

Washington, D.C. December 15, 2010. Army Corps of Engineers whistleblower Bunnatine H. Greenhouse issued a statement today on the Senate version of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (S. 372) moving through the lame duck Congress.  Ms. Greenhouse is a well-known public spokeswoman on the importance of passing stronger whistleblower protections for federal employees.  She testified […]

“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.  […]