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- Institute For Public Accuracy is Focusing on Whistleblowers
- The Project on Government Oversight
has more information on the Scott Bloch situation.
- Think Progress is reporting
on KBR whistleblowers, such as Bunnatine Greenhouse.
- The Salt Lake Tribune has this article about Daniel Ellsberg
who will be speaking there at an ACLU event this week.
- In a Mayday Blog Post, Minnesota Public Radio
is reporting that the MN legislature has introduced whistleblower legislation.
- This Associated Press story about the first Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower
tells an unfortunate, yet typical, tale of whistleblowing in corporate America.
- Gary Ater's "Uncommon, Common Sense" Blog
has some good information on Iraq whistleblowers
- This American Chronicle Article
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
- 4/11/08 - The Institute for Public Accuracy has put out this press release
alerting the public to the heroism and risk undertaken by the FAA whistleblowers
- 4/10/08 - GovExec.com has this overview
of the False Claims Act Corrections Act.
- 4/10/08 - FAA Whistleblower Bobby Boutris' story is highlighted on Red Orbit
- 4/8/08 - The Federal Times
has this article on the Senate Judiciary Committee vote to send the FCA Corrections Act to the Senate floor.
- 4/2/08 - The USA Today
reports that a CDC whistleblower brought attention to high levels of formaldehyde in Katrina trailers
- 4/1/08 - This NY Times Article
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...
- 4/1/08 - The Nevada Supreme Court
has broadened protections for FCA whistleblowers in that state.
- 4/1/08 - The Detroit News
has some good news about members of Congress standing up for an environmental whistleblower
- 3/28/08 Wired News has this blog post
about a whistleblower who is suing alleging election fraud and a $4 billion government contract.
- 3/28/08 These Katrina Whistleblowers
who accuse insurance companies of fraud, are trying to have their suit reinstated.
- 3/28/08 This Pittsburgh Tribune Review Article
illustrates how weak whistleblower laws have made it impossible for a credible whistleblower, in this case a fired state police officer, to obtain justice.
- This Washington Post editorial
shows the importance of strong FBI oversight by Congress and the DOJ.
- This story out of Watertown, NY
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."
- The 2/28/08 New York Times
covered the Senate Judiciary Comm. hearing on the FCA Correction Act. The WPB reported on it here.
- OMB Watch
blogged on the need for whistleblower protection provisions in the Consumer Product Safety Legislation.
- Merck's $670 Million False Claims Act Settlement
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."
- The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that
Lawmakers in the state of Washington are considering strengthening whistleblower protections for state employees.
- The Washington Post carried this AP article
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.
- On January 23, 2008, The Bismark Tribune
contained this great editorial on whistleblowing.
- This Week's Insight Magazine Online
Has an article about Bassem Youssef titled "FBI Harasses Critic of Anti-Terror Policy"
- The American Bar Association Journal
carries an article about the Murphy v. IRS (whistleblower taxation) supreme court case.