Whistleblower Lawyer & Attorney : National Whistleblower Legal Defense and Education Fund : Whistlebower Protection, Fraud Claims : Washington DC

has more information on the Scott Bloch situation.

on KBR whistleblowers, such as Bunnatine Greenhouse.

who will be speaking there at an ACLU event this week. 

is reporting that the MN legislature has introduced whistleblower legislation.

tells an unfortunate, yet typical, tale of whistleblowing in corporate America.

has some good information on Iraq whistleblowers

Highlights the case of Bunnatine Greenhouse, who blew the whistle on billions of dollars of fraud in Iraq contracts...and has suffered the unfortunate consequences

alerting the public to the heroism and risk undertaken by the FAA whistleblowers

of the False Claims Act Corrections Act.

has this article on the Senate Judiciary Committee vote to send the FCA Corrections Act to the Senate floor.

reports that a CDC whistleblower brought attention to high levels of formaldehyde in Katrina trailers

discusses two FCA cases which are helping to shed light on the problems with our Social Security system...and how insurance companies are taking advantage...

has broadened protections for FCA whistleblowers in that state.

has some good news about members of Congress standing up for an environmental whistleblower

about a whistleblower who is suing alleging election fraud and a $4 billion government contract.

who accuse insurance companies of fraud, are trying to have their suit reinstated.

illustrates how weak whistleblower laws have made it impossible for a credible whistleblower, in this case a fired state police officer, to obtain justice.

shows the importance of strong FBI oversight by Congress and the DOJ.

tells of a UPS whistleblower who just settled with the company for over $250,000. To conform with the terms of the settlement, UPS is required to post OSHA whistleblower regulations and "agree not to prevent whistleblowers from coming forward."

covered the Senate Judiciary Comm. hearing on the FCA Correction Act. The WPB reported on it here.

blogged on the need for whistleblower protection provisions in the Consumer Product Safety Legislation.

is finally being reported on. The San Fransisco Chronicle had this story on Feb 8, 2008. The settlement is a result of a nationwide investigation, which prosecutors say revealed that Merck had been overcharging Medicare for perscription drugs. Merck's attorneys call the FCA claims a "disagreement (over) the rules of the Medicaid rebate program."

Lawmakers in the state of Washington are considering strengthening whistleblower protections for state employees.

by Pete Yost on Tuesday 1/29/08. It points out that misconduct in the federal government may pale in comparison to the waste, fraud, and corruption that is occurring at the of state and local levels.

contained this great editorial on whistleblowing.

Has an article about Bassem Youssef titled "FBI Harasses Critic of Anti-Terror Policy"

carries an article about the Murphy v. IRS (whistleblower taxation) supreme court case.