The longest government shutdown in U.S. history began October 1, 2025, lasting 43 days – but federal government agency whistleblower programs, whistleblower reporting and accountability oversight ...
The DOJ’s new Whistleblower Rewards Program, launched in 2025 with USPS, offers cash rewards (15-30%) for reporting antitrust crimes affecting the postal service. It aims to incentivize insiders to ...
In recent months, the U.S. government has shown an increased reliance on whistleblowers to identify and drive cases alleging fraud, waste and abuse. In particular, the Department of Justice and other ...
A GAO report has found that NASA could make improvements to the timeliness and guidance within its contractor whistleblower program. NASA obligated more than $18 billion in contracts and more than $1 ...
The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded $1 million to a whistleblower whose information helped expose a bid-rigging scheme involving online used-vehicle auctions, marking the first payout under the ...
The Whistleblower Advocates announced an enhancement to its whistleblower protection representation services, reflecting internal developments aimed at supporting individuals who report misconduct to ...
During the Vietnam War, Daniel Ellsberg — a peace activist from Michigan who had worked as an analyst in the U.S. Department of Defense — became so disillusioned with the quagmire that he leaked a ...
An anonymous letter asking Congress to investigate “serious and systemic” failures within Minnesota’s Department of Human Services is the latest in years of efforts by whistleblowers to raise concerns ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about tax policy and how it affects business. Working with tax whistleblowers for nearly twenty years, a common question I ...