The Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA), issued a letter today to President Donald Trump requesting that federal employee whistleblowers be fully protected under the laws and constitutional provisions that allow them to report violations of law, fraud, and abuse within the federal government.
In his letter, Grassley said, “It’s important that federal agencies aren’t using this downsizing initiative as an excuse to retaliate against federal workers who have made protected whistleblower disclosures. If that has happened, this would not only be unlawful but also have a severe chilling effect on federal employees who would otherwise blow the whistle.”
Grassley continued and stated that it is “critically important that any individual personnel action and the federal agency’s investigation into allegations of reprisal are fair and comply with constitutional and statutory whistleblower protections.”
Grassley called on the administration to individually review the cases of any impacted federal employees to ensure that terminations or pending terminations are not acts of unlawful retaliation.
“Today’s letter is a major step forward for restoring bipartisan support for whistleblowers who courageously step forward with truthful information about government misconduct, regardless of who sits in the White House,” said Stephen M. Kohn, whistleblower attorney and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Whistleblower Center.
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