Whistleblower Network News

MARCH 8, 2024

Failing to inform employees of their right to blow the whistle causes a chilling effect throughout the agency, weakening accountability,” says whistleblower attorney Stephen M. “These failures inappropriately imply that disclosure of information to Congress, IGs, and the OSC is unauthorized,” writes Grassley.

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MARCH 22, 2024

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) kicked off Sunshine Week on March 11 with remarks on the Senate floor about the importance of whistleblowers in promoting transparency and accountability. He further noted that “whistleblowers are patriots and our most powerful tool in rooting out waste, fraud, abuse and misconduct.”

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JULY 15, 2024

In a letter filed with the SEC, representation for the whistleblowers called for a federal investigation into OpenAI’s policies, demanding changes to ensure a culture of transparency and accountability as the industry races to develop artificial intelligence. We must have a culture of transparency, openness, and honest debate.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

You cannot achieve a just transition without combatting corruption in the mining sector,” said Bady Baldé, Deputy Executive Director of Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. Climate finance is nearing $1 trillion annually ,” explained co-CEO of Accountability Lab, Cheri-Leigh Erasmus. “It

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Toni Savage Dr. Tommie (“Toni”) Savage’s federal employee whistleblower case has stretched on for nearly a decade and a half since she began to experience retaliation for blowing the whistle on systemic contracting fraud within the Army Corps of Engineers.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2024

On November 19, Better Markets, a non-profit focused on financial reform, released a report “Blow the Whistle: The Importance of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Whistleblower Office” highlighting the financial crisis threatening the hugely successful CFTC Whistleblower Program.

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