President Obama signed S. 743, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, into law today. The legislation provides millions of federal workers with the rights they need to report government corruption and wrongdoing safely. “After a 13-year campaign, federal whistleblowers will now have a fighting chance when depending on free speech rights for professional survival,” as Government Accountability Project legal director Tom Devine put it in his Thanksgiving Message to Whisteblowers.
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