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Many of these whistleblowers were fired from their jobs or prosecuted in the process of shining light on their issue of concern. This lists whistleblowers associated with events that were sufficiently notable to merit a Wikipedia article about the whistleblower or the event, and "Year" is the year of the event. This list is not exhaustive.
After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Edmonds made whistleblower disclosures about misconduct and security breaches. [20] Her allegations led to an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Inspector General , which found that the FBI had not adequately investigated Edmonds’ allegations about improper conduct ...
In an official report published in October 2015, the United Nations special rapporteur for the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of speech, Professor David Kaye, criticized the U.S. government's harsh treatment of, and bringing criminal charges against, whistleblowers, including Edward Snowden. The report found that Snowden's ...
Daniel Ellsberg, one of America's most famous whistleblowers, leaked copies of the Pentagon Papers, which detailed the shameful history of the Vietnam War.
"Follow the money," America's most famous whistleblower said, as depicted in the 1976 film version of "All the President's Men." The real-life Deep Throat, W. Mark Felt (pictured just to the left ...
(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 ...
David Grusch testifying in a 2023 hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. David Grusch is a former United States Air Force (USAF) officer and intelligence official who has claimed that the U.S. federal government, in collaboration with private aerospace companies, has highly secretive special access programs involved in the recovery and reverse engineering of ...
The OSC provides another avenue for whistleblowers to report concerns about government wrongdoing and works to protect them from reprisal. It also responds to potential violations of the Hatch Act ...