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Obstacles could Deter Whistleblowers for SEC’s Dodd-Frank Program

robhb — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:08:13 +0000

Companies are setting policies that could be a roadblock for potential whistleblowers to report fraud through the SEC’s Dodd-Frank program.

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2013-The Year of the Whistleblower

robhb — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:15:39 +0000

In 2012, with the help of whistleblowers, the Justice Department reported recoveries of $5 billion under the False Claims Act. 2013 is predicted to be even bigger for whistleblowers.

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Is Obama Bashing the Whistleblower Law He Just Signed?

robhb — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 16:55:05 +0000

Along with signing the National Defense Authorization Act that provides provisions for protection of federal whistleblowers, he wrote a signing statement that seems to question those protections.

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NDAA 2013 Includes New Whistleblower Protections for Defense Contractor Employees

robhb — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:11:46 +0000

The National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 has included new whistleblower protections covering defense contractors, subcontractors, or grant recipients from disclosures of illegality, gross waste, gross mismanagement, abuse of authority, among other issues.

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Whistleblowers Saved Government $3.3 Billion Last Year

robhb — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:57:12 +0000

How valuable are whistleblowers to the federal government? The Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that whistleblowers helped recover $3.3 billion through the use of the Qui Tam provisions of the False Claims Act.

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Secrets every Whistleblower should know

robhb — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:02:45 +0000

Good article from a whistleblower on his secrets every whistleblower should know.

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DoD Contractors Cost Almost Three Times More Than DoD Employees

robhb — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 16:30:46 +0000

We have always known this, but now it’s official. Private service contractors hired by DoD is costing DoD three times more than if they used their own resources. This is not counting all the fraud, waste, and abuse that also has been rampant.

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President Signs New Whistleblower Protection Law for Federal Employees

robhb — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:24:24 +0000

President Obama signed into law new legislation that affords greater protection for federal employees.

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Pentagon Intensifies Efforts to Catch Leakers

robhb — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 16:13:50 +0000

In an announcement that has a draconian effect, the Secretary of Defense warned DoD employees it will take extraordinary efforts to plug leaks of classified information and reveal the leakers along with referring the cases to the Justice Department for prosecution.

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House Passes Whistleblower Bill

robhb — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:23:14 +0000

The House of Representatives passed the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (WPEA) that increases protections for federal workers who blow the whistle on fraud, waste and abuse.

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