Senate panel advances bills to protect whistleblowers, fix CBP workers' retirement benefits

Senate panel advances bills to protect whistleblowers, fix CBP workers' retirement benefits

Senate panel advances bills to protect whistleblowers, fix CBP workers’ retirement benefits This article features Government Accountability Project Director of Legislation and Congressional Affairs, Maya Efrati, and was originally published here. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday unanimously advanced two bills expanding protections for whistleblowers who work for federal contractors and to fix a longsta…

Grassley’s Reform Efforts Highlighted for National Whistleblower Day

In the spirit of National Whistleblower Day, a day to commemorate courageous whistleblowers who have stood up against corruption to protect our democracy, Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) released a Q&A about his latest reform efforts to protect whistleblowers. Grassley is co-sponsoring the Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act, which provides crucial protection for Federal whistleblowers against retaliation and encourages them …