Confidential Informant » Whistleblower Blog Posts http://www.confidentialinformant.org Covering those that speak out: confidential informants, confidential witnesses and whistleblowers Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:30:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 Appeals court: Whistleblower must pay Toyota $2.6M | Washington … http://www.confidentialinformant.org/2012/02/04/appeals-court-whistleblower-must-pay-toyota-2-6m-washington/ http://www.confidentialinformant.org/2012/02/04/appeals-court-whistleblower-must-pay-toyota-2-6m-washington/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:30:11 +0000 webmaster A federal appeals court says a former in-house lawyer for Toyota Motor Corp. must pay the carmaker $2.6 million for disclosing confidential information. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an arbitrator's award Friday.

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]]> http://www.confidentialinformant.org/2012/02/04/appeals-court-whistleblower-must-pay-toyota-2-6m-washington/feed/ 0 Activist Post: FDA Whistleblower Lawsuit Sparks Congressional … http://www.confidentialinformant.org/2012/02/04/activist-post-fda-whistleblower-lawsuit-sparks-congressional/ http://www.confidentialinformant.org/2012/02/04/activist-post-fda-whistleblower-lawsuit-sparks-congressional/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:30:10 +0000 webmaster WASHINGTON – February 2 – Senator Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) launched an investigation in response to a lawsuit filed by six FDA whistleblowers and documents released by the National Whistleblowers Center that show …

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]]> http://www.confidentialinformant.org/2012/02/04/activist-post-fda-whistleblower-lawsuit-sparks-congressional/feed/ 0 Senator steps up scrutiny of FDA over whistleblower treatment … http://www.confidentialinformant.org/2012/02/04/senator-steps-up-scrutiny-of-fda-over-whistleblower-treatment/ http://www.confidentialinformant.org/2012/02/04/senator-steps-up-scrutiny-of-fda-over-whistleblower-treatment/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:30:10 +0000 webmaster Grassley opens investigation into surveillance of emails, including correspondence with his office.

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]]> http://www.confidentialinformant.org/2012/02/04/senator-steps-up-scrutiny-of-fda-over-whistleblower-treatment/feed/ 0 PharmaGossip: Whistleblower Claims Forest Bribed Study's … http://www.confidentialinformant.org/2012/02/04/pharmagossip-whistleblower-claims-forest-bribed-studys/ http://www.confidentialinformant.org/2012/02/04/pharmagossip-whistleblower-claims-forest-bribed-studys/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:30:10 +0000 webmaster A whistleblower's complaint from 2011 that was unsealed Jan. 20 in a federal district court alleged that Forest Pharmaceuticals paid the principal investigator of a federally funded antidepressant drug study to fix the results in …

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]]> http://www.confidentialinformant.org/2012/02/04/pharmagossip-whistleblower-claims-forest-bribed-studys/feed/ 0 Listen to the whistleblower | Davis Enterprise http://www.confidentialinformant.org/2012/02/03/listen-to-the-whistleblower-davis-enterprise/ http://www.confidentialinformant.org/2012/02/03/listen-to-the-whistleblower-davis-enterprise/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:30:09 +0000 webmaster My husband, David J. Thompson, is a whistleblower. A cooperative housing developer and member of the National Cooperative Hall of Fame, he is concerned about city staff not following Davis' affordable housing policies that …

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]]> http://www.confidentialinformant.org/2012/02/03/listen-to-the-whistleblower-davis-enterprise/feed/ 0 Top Whistleblower Cop Carolyn Lerner Recommends Punishment … http://www.confidentialinformant.org/2012/02/03/top-whistleblower-cop-carolyn-lerner-recommends-punishment/ http://www.confidentialinformant.org/2012/02/03/top-whistleblower-cop-carolyn-lerner-recommends-punishment/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:30:08 +0000 webmaster By DANA LIEBELSON The Air Force may have failed to properly investigate and punish those responsible for the gruesome negligence at Port Mortuary–but fortunately, there's a new sheriff in town: Special Counsel Carolyn …

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]]> http://www.confidentialinformant.org/2012/02/03/top-whistleblower-cop-carolyn-lerner-recommends-punishment/feed/ 0 Special Counsel Sends Whistleblower Retaliation Report to Air … http://www.confidentialinformant.org/2012/02/03/special-counsel-sends-whistleblower-retaliation-report-to-air/ http://www.confidentialinformant.org/2012/02/03/special-counsel-sends-whistleblower-retaliation-report-to-air/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:30:08 +0000 webmaster Reprisal against a whistleblower is illegal under the Whistleblower Protection Act. OSC investigated the whistleblowers' retaliation claims. Because OSC found retaliation, it now seeks corrective action for the whistleblowers…

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]]> http://www.confidentialinformant.org/2012/02/03/special-counsel-sends-whistleblower-retaliation-report-to-air/feed/ 0 Whistleblower protection bill clears House oversight panel – Pay … http://www.confidentialinformant.org/2012/02/02/whistleblower-protection-bill-clears-house-oversight-panel-pay/ http://www.confidentialinformant.org/2012/02/02/whistleblower-protection-bill-clears-house-oversight-panel-pay/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:30:11 +0000 webmaster Revived measure would expand coverage and create pilot program for nondefense contractor employees.

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]]> http://www.confidentialinformant.org/2012/02/02/whistleblower-protection-bill-clears-house-oversight-panel-pay/feed/ 0 Whistleblower Retaliation Safeguard Program | Directorios Blogs http://www.confidentialinformant.org/2012/02/02/whistleblower-retaliation-safeguard-program-directorios-blogs/ http://www.confidentialinformant.org/2012/02/02/whistleblower-retaliation-safeguard-program-directorios-blogs/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:30:11 +0000 webmaster The hardest things that you yourself have to bring about to on his own is as a whistleblower. Congress additional an anti-retaliation protection with the then latest False Comments Act. So just what is a whistleblower? Sorts of a …

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]]> http://www.confidentialinformant.org/2012/02/02/whistleblower-retaliation-safeguard-program-directorios-blogs/feed/ 0 Whistleblower law violated in Dover case: OSC – Marine Corps … http://www.confidentialinformant.org/2012/02/01/whistleblower-law-violated-in-dover-case-osc-marine-corps/ http://www.confidentialinformant.org/2012/02/01/whistleblower-law-violated-in-dover-case-osc-marine-corps/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:30:07 +0000 webmaster The Office of Special Counsel has determined that Air Force officials violated whistleblower protection laws and retaliated against the employees that reported the mishandling of remains at the Port Mortuary at Dover Air Force …

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