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Thousands of employees at federal contractors do not have whistleblower protections despite 2013 law

A whistleblower reported issues at an affordable housing complex to HUD. But a gap in the law meant she wasn’t protected from retaliation.
By Charlotte Keith/Spotlight PA

Penn State president is at the center of a whistleblower lawsuit filed against the University of Louisville

The suit by a former attorney at the University of Louisville alleges she was demoted and punished for reporting an assistant basketball coach for attempted extortion.

By Anne Danahy/WPSU

Whistleblower alleges ‘medical neglect,’ questionable hysterectomies of ICE detainees

A nurse who worked at an immigration detention center in Georgia filed a whistleblower complaint alleging a lack of medical care and unsafe work practices that facilitated the spread of COVID-19.

She also alleges that immigrant women received questionable hysterectomies, a claim that lawmakers seized on in statements issued Tuesday.

By NPR

Whistleblower alleges DHS told him to stop reporting on Russia threat

The DHS official, Brian Murphy, made the accusation in a formal whistleblower complaint filed Tuesday with the inspector general of Homeland Security.
By NPR

Coronavirus whistleblower dies from the disease in China

News of Li Wenliang's death has triggered millions of reactions on Weibo, China's equivalent of Twitter.
By NPR

Trump knew of whistleblower before releasing Ukraine aid

The revelation comes just days before the House Judiciary Committee takes over the impeachment probe.
By The Associated Press

Trump tried hard to win Ukraine Biden probes, officials say

Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and Fiona Hill both gave firsthand descriptions of scenes central to the congressional probe

By The Associated Press
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