Press Releases

Washington, D.C. May 22, 2009.   The Army Corps of Engineers’ attempt to censor Bunnatine (Bunny) H. Greenhouse has backfired.  Within hours of testifying before Congress on May 14, 2009, Greenhouse was sent orders via email that she could no longer testify without first obtaining prior clearance and approval from her chain of command.  The email, […]

Washington, D.C. May 20, 2009. Today President Barack Obama signed the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009. The Act significantly expands protections for whistleblowers who expose fraud in federal contracting. This new law fixes problems in the False Claims Act, extends whistleblower protections to those who work for contractors and provides new funds for […]

Washington, D.C. May 20, 2009. The National Whistleblowers Center today disclosed a new campaign of censorship and retaliation by the Army Corps of Engineers directed against whistleblower Bunnatine (Bunny) H. Greenhouse. Within hours of testifying in Congress, Ms. Greenhouse received an email from the Army Corps Chief of Staff demanding pre-clearance of any testimony Greenhouse […]

May 18, 2009 Via Hand Service The Hon. Barack Obama President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C.   20500 Dear Mr. President: We write you concerning action recently initiated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“USACE”) to curtail the First Amendment right of our client, Ms. Bunnatine […]