Monthly Archives: February 2014
For Many Whistleblowers, No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth;not going all the way, and not starting. – Buddha Gregory Hicks bravely testified before Congress about the 9/11 attacks on the American diplomatic facility in Benghazi, Libya. He claimed that he was punished for stating that President Obama’s administration’s response the night of […]
Is Edward Snowden a Whistleblower?
The Federation of German Scientists (VDW), the International Association of Lawyers against Nuclear Arms (IALANA) and Transparency International bestowed the German Whistleblower Prize upon Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor who leaked information about the NSA’s surveillance of internet and phone activity. A Quinnipiac University national poll, conducted shortly after Snowden obtained […]
Whistleblowers Are Being Locked Out of the IRS
Except for the booming payout of $104 million to UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld, most of the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Whistleblower Program‘s claims have not elicited any rewards. Senate Finance Committee Senior Member Charles Grassley insists there are numerous whistleblowers with good claims, but few are finding success at the IRS. At an […]
