The White House, under the Trump Administration, is stripping whistleblower protections for federal senior staff who expose government misconduct. The updated changes would also allow agencies to remove said employees without the usual legal protections, exposing them to retaliation.

Critics warn that the move will create a culture of fear and silence employees in reporting corruption or mismanagement. This means affecting tens of thousands of federal staff across agencies, which could undermine decades of congressional efforts to protect whistleblowers.

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