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The Role of the Whistleblower (and Public Support) |
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Wednesday, 24 February 2010 |
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In New York City, on February 17, the Government Accountability Project, in cooperation with Participant Media and the Paley Center for Media, broadcast a program entitled, "Anyone Can Whistle: The Essential Role of the Whistleblower in American Society. The event kicked off a new campaign for public support to stronger protections for whistleblowers. A video of the program, "Anyone Can Whistle," is now available for free viewing online at whistleblower.org and livestream.com. |
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June 11: Senate Hearing on Whistleblower Protections |
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Thursday, 11 June 2009 |
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Hearing: S.372 – The Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act When: June 11, 2009 at 2:30pm (EST) Where: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 342 What: The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Oversight of
Government Management Subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine problems with the current system of protections for federal employee whistleblowers and the pending Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009 (S. 372). The hearing will also address differences between S. 372 and the House companion bill (H.R. 1507) |
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Federal whistleblower protections left out of final stimulus bill |
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Friday, 13 February 2009 |
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Hopes raised by the addition of federal whistleblower protections to the House stimulus bill were dashed when the Platts-Van Hollen amendment was stripped from the final compromise bill. TPM Muckraker and Southern Maryland Online report that the protections were stripped at the insistance of Republican Senator Susan Collins (Maine). |
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