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Congressional advocacy has been an increasingly necessary and powerful tool over the last 18 months given the direct attacks on federal agencies and federal employees from the Administration. We want to highlight one streamlined Congressional whistleblowing avenue for federal employee issues and federal workers. The Federal Workforce Caucus, led by Representative James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), Representative Steny Hoyer (MD-05), and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) are a caucus of congressional members with a strong interest in fighting for federal employee issues. Their caucus has setup up a streamlined portal for receiving whistleblower concerns which can be accessed at the link on their website.
On April 3rd, the Administration released the 2027 President’s “skinny” budget, and several days later NASA released the full NASA FY27 Presidential budget request (PBR). You can download and read the budget request from NASA’s website. The FY27 budget request provides an eerie feeling of déjà vu. Like the FY26 PBR it again proposes existential cuts to NASA and to NASA’s Science budget specifically.
Below we provide a step-by-step walk through of the NASA Office of Inspector General (OIG) Hotline page for reporting information and concerns related to crime, waste, fraud and abuse.
GESTA members attended a whistleblower training on October 9th, sponsored by the Federal Union Network (FUN). We heard from a federal employee whistleblower who, in coordination with other employees, alerted Congress, the public, and legal agencies, of various activities, including those violating civil rights laws going on at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (1, 2). The whistleblower emphasized the importance of an organized approach to whistleblowing, especially in the current environment where whistleblowers have a higher risk of illegal retaliatory firing if they come forward publicly. Our presenter from HUD was in fact fired for his public whistleblower activity (using his name attached to the claims to legitimize them ). We are grateful for his commitment to public service and the rule of law.
Below are some experiences and potential tactics shared from the presentation: |
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