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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]
The US Supreme Court has limited whistleblower protections for public disclosures based on free speech for most government workers. Garcetti v. Ceballos held that the First Amendment does not apply to situations that fall within the scope of the job description associated with the employment of each government worker. The Supreme Court decision ...
NWC operates three main programs: (1) providing whistleblowers with legal assistance, (2) advocating for policies that protect and reward whistleblowers such as the Dodd–Frank Act, the Sarbanes–Oxley Act, and the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, and (3) educating the public about the importance of whistleblowers to preserving democracy and the rule of law. [3]
Whistleblowing often raises serious separation of powers issues, requiring vigorous oversight by the Congress. Shortly after the Military Whistleblower Protection Act was enacted, the Department of Defense Inspector General implemented a program to thoroughly and independently investigate allegations of whistleblower reprisal.
The video captured 28 seconds of what the whistleblower described as 30 minutes of “torture,” the dad said, asking to be identified only by his first name, Anil, to protect his son’s privacy.
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 ...
Michael DeKort was an American systems engineer and project manager at Lockheed Martin who posted a whistleblowing video on YouTube.com about the Lockheed Integrated Deepwater System Program. [151] In 2008, DeKort was awarded the Society on Social Implications of Technology's public service award. [152]
In 2017, John N. Tye and attorney Mark S. Zaid formed the nonprofit law office Whistleblower Aid. [3] Tye had previously worked from 2011 to 2014 as the section chief for Internet freedom in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor in the US State Department, and was a whistleblower about government surveillance in the United States.