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Collins - Akaka Whistleblower Protection Bill Passes Senate

Date: June 23, 2006
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Government Operations


COLLINS-AKAKA WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION BILL PASSES SENATE

Legislation offered by Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) that would strengthen whistleblower protections for federal employees passed the U.S. Senate today. The Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act was unanimously accepted as an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2007 National Defense Authorization Act, which cleared the Senate 96-0.

"This amendment reverses the steady erosion of whistleblower protections caused by employment practices that circumvent current protections and adverse court decisions," said Senator Collins. "We must ensure that federal employees can continue to come forward and disclose instances of official or department misconduct without fear of retaliation. Absent these needed protections, cases of fraud and abuse will continue to go unnoticed as would-be informants remain quiet out of fear."

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