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What whistleblowers will need from Congress in 2024

Improper payments, fraud in nearly every major federal program, contracting irregularities and false claims. These problems roll on and on, year after year.

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A big pay day for a whistleblower from a major government contractor

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SEC proposes return to 30% awards for corporate whistleblowers

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With all of the mandates and threats, should companies really “want” federal contracts?

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(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)FILE- In this March 30, 2019, file photo the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is visible as cherry blossom trees bloom on the West Lawn in Washington. The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits fell to its lowest level since late 1969, a sign that employers are holding onto their workers despite signs of a slowing economy. Weekly applications for jobless aid fell 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 202,000, the Labor Department said Thursday, April 4. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, FIle)

Congress again ponders the next round of whistleblower reform

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Whistleblower advocates say federal employees need some educating

The National Whistleblower Center has urged federal agency heads to offer educational programming on National Whistleblower Day.

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Dr. Cletus Oppong, who specializes in occupational medicine, is the first to receive the first round of the Moderna vaccine by Clinical Pharmacist Erin Conkright on Thursday morning , Dec. 24, 2020, at the Owensboro Health Regional Hospital in Owensboro, Ky.

Va. congressman wants to know vaccination plans for federal employees

In today’s Federal Newscast: Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) wants to know when and how Federal Employees will get vaccinated. The reenlisted rate in one branch…

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Whistleblower retaliation complaints have gone unanswered

Many whistleblowers complain of retaliation to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. But OSHA resolved only a tiny fraction of the retaliation complaints.

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