A bipartisan group of House members on Thursday unveiled a Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act (H.R. 5920), following movement last month on a similar bill in the Senate.
The bipartisan measure would give subgrantees and personal services contractors the same whistleblower protections currently afforded contractors, grant recipients and subcontractors.
“Whistleblowers are the front line of defense against waste, fraud, and abuse," read a joint statement from Reps. Elijah Cummings...
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Month: July 2016
Bipartisan Letter Questions Watchdog’s Whistleblower Program
Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA). Photo via Flick't user Gage Skidmore.
Bipartisan Letter Questions DoD's Whistleblower Program
While it is clear that numerous deficiencies remain within the DoD’s system for handling cases of whistleblower reprisal, the Congressional letter is a welcome indication that concern over the unlawful treatment of whistleblowers by the Pentagon is garnering increasing external attention that could help catalyze reform.
A bipartisan group of Members of Congres...
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