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Whistleblowing (also whistle-blowing or whistle blowing) is the activity of a person, often an employee, revealing information about activity within a private or public organization that is deemed illegal, immoral, illicit, unsafe or fraudulent. Whistleblowers can use a variety of internal or external channels to communicate information or ...
Whistleblower protection laws and regulations guarantee freedom of speech for workers and contractors in certain situations. Whistleblowers are protected from retaliation for disclosing information that the employee or applicant reasonably believes provides evidence of a violation of any law, rule, regulation, gross mismanagement, gross waste ...
In December 2016, it was reported [9] that the UN was considering drafting proposals to further restrict the type of report that would be eligible for "Whistleblower" protection. The United Nations Ethics office has been under scrutiny [10] for its perceived oversight shortcomings, and investigative practices in relation to Whistleblowers. [11]
U.S. Senate Democrats grappling with President Donald Trump's sweeping actions targeting federal agencies on Monday launched an online portal for whistleblowers. They wrote a public letter to ...
(The Center Square) – Facing uncertain fates in the U.S. Senate after tough confirmation hearings, the two nominees for top intelligence positions in the U.S. have both condemned government ...
The Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989, 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(8)-(9), Pub.L. 101-12 as amended, is a United States federal law that protects federal whistleblowers who work for the government and report the possible existence of an activity constituting a violation of law, rules, or regulations, or mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority or a substantial and specific danger to ...
President Donald Trump fired the head of a U.S. watchdog agency focused on protecting government whistleblowers, the official said on Monday in a lawsuit alleging that his removal was unlawful ...
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