Many local, state and federal employees are protected from retaliation for reporting legal violations or government waste or fraud by the government agencies they work for. Local, State and Federal employee whistleblowers are protected by the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (WPA) and the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012.
Department of Veterans Affairs physician Katherine Mitchell risked her career to expose the VA’s recent manipulation of scheduling data. Bob Woodward’s “Deep Throat” helped bring the Watergate scandal to light.
Whistleblowers play a critical role in government accountability, and the Senate recognized that fact on Wednesday by passing a resolution designating July 30, 2014 as National Whistleblower Appreciation Day. The vote came by unanimous consent on the 236th anniversary of the first whistleblower law.
According to Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), who sponsored Wednesday’s resolution, the original measure was enacted on July 30, 1778. It said: “Resolved that it is the duty of all persons in the service of the United States … to give the earliest information to Congress or any other proper authority of any misconduct, frauds or misdemeanors committed by any persons in the service of these states, which may come to their knowledge.”
By definition, whistleblowers are informants. Many are seen as heroes, but others are controversial. Below are a few examples of famous whistleblowers. You can be the judge of whether they deserve celebration.
I understand whistleblowers, but it will be a moot point if she wins. If she loses, Trump has already said he will appoint a special prosecutor.
My point was, and it remains, that people need to stop entertaining the idea that NYPD is going to ride in to this thing on a white horse and somehow do the job of the FBI. They can’t. Classified information is the property and jurisdiction of Uncle Sam.
If you can’t even legally view something how can you investigate it? There is no jurisdiction for NYPD and they work for a crazy leftist Mayor so I would not even count on leaks from NYPD. It’s not their place or right to do the job of the FBI.
We need to stop such suggestions because people will be disappointed (again) and may even wrongly believe that NYPD did not do their job. It is a false hope and a waste of time to even dream of it.