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Whistleblower Protection Act signed into law
« on: November 29, 2012, 02:09:41 PM »
From David Codrea:

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‘Long overdue’ Whistleblower Protection Act signed into law

President Barack Obama signed S. 743, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012, the White House Office of the Press Secretary announced Tuesday.

Per the press release, the act “amends whistleblower protections for Federal employees by: clarifying the scope of protected disclosures; tightening requirements for non-disclosure agreements; expanding the penalties imposed for violating whistleblower protections; and establishing a Whistleblower Protection Ombudsmen in certain agencies … “

It’s being hailed by government watchdog groups as “long overdue.”

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“What I am specifically interested in about this whistleblower bill is any unintended consequences,” Gun Rights Examiner replied to the insider source who forwarded the link to the GAP post. “Is this intended to keep misdeeds ‘all in the family,’ so going outside to journalists will now be less likely?

“What effects will that have on information being suppressed so the public never finds out about it? What would have happened had this been in effect for the Fast and Furious guys? And what is the likely impact on future Clean Up ATF [whistleblower website] dialogue?" the source was asked.

“The biggest thing this does is to encourage whistleblowers to come forward,” the source replied, addressing those concerns and more. “The way things were, whistleblowers basically had zero real protections and when they were retaliated against (which almost all are), it had a chilling effect on anyone thinking about coming forward regarding government waste, fraud, or abuse in the future.

http://www.examiner.com/article/long-overdue-whistleblower-protection-act-signed-into-law
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Re: Whistleblower Protection Act signed into law
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2012, 02:29:18 PM »
This is ironic considering that the Obama administration has the worst record of abusing whistleblowers.
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Re: Whistleblower Protection Act signed into law
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2012, 02:41:58 PM »
Quote from: tombogan03884 on November 29, 2012, 02:29:18 PM
This is ironic considering that the Obama administration has the worst record of abusing whistleblowers.

Caught that too?  ;D  ;D
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Re: Whistleblower Protection Act signed into law
« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2012, 06:28:44 PM »
Kind of like the announcement last week that Venezuela was joining the UN Human Rights commission.
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Re: Whistleblower Protection Act signed into law
« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2012, 11:50:15 AM »
I REALLY could have used this a few years ago when I turned in an entire department for corruption.... sigh....

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Re: Whistleblower Protection Act signed into law
« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2012, 11:56:41 AM »
Quote from: langloisandy on November 30, 2012, 11:50:15 AM
I REALLY could have used this a few years ago when I turned in an entire department for corruption.... sigh....

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Re: Whistleblower Protection Act signed into law
« Reply #6 on: November 30, 2012, 01:12:49 PM »
As with most things it DC, it is not what we all think it is, especially from its name. They always label things with a marketing plan in mind, so yeah, this probably has a lot less to do with protection of the blower, and a lot more protecting the blowee.
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Re: Whistleblower Protection Act signed into law
« Reply #7 on: November 30, 2012, 01:22:35 PM »
Quote from: Pathfinder on November 30, 2012, 01:12:49 PM
As with most things it DC, it is not what we all think it is, especially from its name. They always label things with a marketing plan in mind, so yeah, this probably has a lot less to do with protection of the blower, and a lot more protecting the blowee.

Clinton gets off again.    ;D
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Re: Whistleblower Protection Act signed into law
« Reply #8 on: November 30, 2012, 02:24:12 PM »
Quote from: tombogan03884 on November 30, 2012, 01:22:35 PM
Clinton gets off again.    ;D

I see what you did there!   8)
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Re: Whistleblower Protection Act signed into law
« Reply #9 on: November 30, 2012, 02:45:35 PM »
Quote from: tombogan03884 on November 30, 2012, 01:22:35 PM
Clinton gets off again.    ;D

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