“Recent whistleblower actions have helped the government curb overtime abuses [to the tune of $100 million] within the Department of Homeland Security, where border agents once clocked extra hours while working as CrossFit instructors.”
How whistleblowers helped government curb DHS overtime abuse
Washington Post
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Some good news: “there seems to be a growing consensus that protecting intelligence community whistleblowers is important to national security. More needs to be done to protect them.”
Protecting Whistleblowers Protects National Security
Truthout
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“Lawmakers of both parties told the FBI that the agency culture and structure are both hostile to whistleblowers, a fact they said the bureau needs to change, from top to bottom.”
FBI hostile to whistleblowers and must change culture, lawmakers say
Washington Times