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Summary of S - th Congress (): Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of S - Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of th Congress 27, - [S. ]>> Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of.
Congress approves stronger whistleblower protections. Whistleblower protection bill goes to the White House.
Angela Canterbury, director of public policy at the Project on Government Oversight, praised the bipartisan legislation as the first significant strengthening of whistleblower safeguards for federal workers since To the disappointment of POGO and other advocacy groups, the final bill does not cover employees at the CIA and other intelligence agencies.
In a directive last month, however, Obama barred agencies from firing or otherwise punishing security clearance holders throughout the government who report waste, fraud or abuse.
Society of Environmental Journalists: Over the years, court decisions had eliminated many of the enforcement teeth in the Whistleblower Protection Act, originally passed in Make It Safe Campaign: Advocates Applaud Senate Passage of S. National President Colleen M.
Kelley of the National Treasury Employees Union commented: Notably, it includes specific protection for the scientists who work for our nation, are committed to valid research and who should not be swayed or penalized for their work. Full text of the bill. New whistleblower law will significantly strengthen federal employee protections Posted on November 15, by Climate Science Watch.
While this compromise includes many significant reforms, it certainly does not include everything we have sought—or all that is needed.
Because some new protections were stripped in the House, we urged President Obama to take executive action. On October 10, the President did what Congress did not and issued a landmark directive, extending whistleblower protections to many in the intelligence and national security community for the first time.
We will continue to press the next Congress to put these and other much-needed reforms into statute.
However, every provision in the bill on its way to the President for signature is a common-sense reform that reflects a true bipartisan agreement to enhance protections for federal whistleblowers and increase government accountability to taxpayers. POGO has worked closely with our partners in the Make It Safe Coalition, and together we built a movement for this reform that included hundreds of organizational supporters as diverse as the federal employee unions and Americans for Tax Reform.
Finally, together, we won the political support needed from the White House and Congress to restore and modernize the Whistleblower Protection Act. It has been a long time coming, but the federal workers will have a better chance at real justice when they suffer from retaliation for exposing waste, corruption, and abuse.
September 28, Committee on Homeland Security discharged. September 28, Committee on Intelligence Permanent discharged.
September 28, Committee on Oversight and Government discharged. June 14, Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
May 9, May 9, Message on Senate action sent to the House. May 8, Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
With written report No. Legislation and Oversight , Whistleblowers. Society of Environmental Journalists: Drawing on years of experience in the public and private sectors, our lawyers handle a range of litigation involving the federal government, state and foreign governments, and complex regulatory regimes. Advocates Applaud Senate Passage of S. The Act seeks to further discourage retaliation against whistleblowers in the federal government workplace by expanding the penalties for retaliating.
CR S; text as passed Senate: Reported by Senator Lieberman with amendments. With written report No.
Date of scheduled consideration. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. CR S April 6, Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.