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Lieberman Gave State IG Whistleblower Documents on ArmorGroup in 2007

By | 09.11.09 | 8:58 am

John Gorman, the former ArmorGroup Kabul project manager turned whistleblower whose allegations against the company I wrote about yesterday, met with aides to Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) in 2007 to share with the Government Affairs Committee chairman his account of widespread fraud with the company State chose to protect More…

Advocates Push Back on WaPo Bashing Whistleblower Protections

By | 02.03.09 | 1:40 pm

I think I made the case pretty strongly in my piece today on why the failure of the stimulus bill to protect private contractor whistleblowers, and the omission in the Senate version to even protect federal employees, is a serious problem.

Now a coalition of good-government and whistleblower advocacy More…

Whistleblowers Vulnerable in Stimulus

By | 02.03.09 | 6:00 am

While most of the debate over the proposed stimulus bill has focused on whether the federal government ought to embark on a plan expected to cost taxpayers some $885 billion, equally important is how that money gets spent. Much of the construction and other work will have to be More…

Mukasey Dragged into DOJ’s Continued Bungling of Stevens Prosecution

By | 01.16.09 | 5:44 pm

Since former (man, it feels good to type that) Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) was convicted on seven felony corruption charges, there have been some serious twists in the case against the 85-year-old man known as “Uncle Ted” to Alaskans.

Just a few weeks ago, a whistleblower came forward reporting More…