{"id":13327,"date":"2019-05-10T18:52:25","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T18:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/05\/10\/how-congress-can-better-protect-whistleblowers-from-retaliation\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:38:08","slug":"how-congress-can-better-protect-whistleblowers-from-retaliation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/congress\/2019\/05\/10\/how-congress-can-better-protect-whistleblowers-from-retaliation\/","title":{"rendered":"How Congress can better protect whistleblowers from retaliation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Federal whistleblowers often go to members of Congress to report waste, fraud and abuse at their agencies. But that means congressional staff need to be on top of their game to make sure that they don\u2019t expose those whistleblowers to negative repercussions, according to a May 7 Government Accountability Office report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFederal whistleblowers \u2014 employees who report violations of law, agency mismanagement or ethical violations \u2014 help to safeguard the federal government against waste, fraud and abuse,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhistleblowers can report to various entities, including the Congress. While these reports are a key source of information for federal oversight, whistleblowers can risk reprisal. Therefore, it is important to appropriately handle whistleblowers’ information and identity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t