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Betsy Combier

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Email: betsy.combier@gmail.com

 
The E-Accountability Foundation announces the

'A for Accountability' Award

to those who are willing to whistleblow unjust, misleading, or false actions and claims of the politico-educational complex in order to bring about educational reform in favor of children of all races, intellectual ability and economic status. They ask questions that need to be asked, such as "where is the money?" and "Why does it have to be this way?" and they never give up. These people have withstood adversity and have held those who seem not to believe in honesty, integrity and compassion accountable for their actions. The winners of our "A" work to expose wrong-doing not for themselves, but for others - total strangers - for the "Greater Good"of the community and, by their actions, exemplify courage and self-less passion. They are parent advocates. We salute you.

Winners of the "A":

Johnnie Mae Allen
David Possner
Dee Alpert
Aaron Carr
Harris Lirtzman
Hipolito Colon
Larry Fisher
The Giraffe Project and Giraffe Heroes' Program
Jimmy Kilpatrick and George Scott
Zach Kopplin
Matthew LaClair
Wangari Maathai
Erich Martel
Steve Orel, in memoriam, Interversity, and The World of Opportunity
Marla Ruzicka, in Memoriam
Nancy Swan
Bob Witanek
Peyton Wolcott
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Whistleblower Week in Washington DC Succeeds
OMB Watch recognizes the conference in Washington DC and the importance of whistleblowers to America. Another win for all of us, says Parentadvocates.org Editor and Whistleblower Week participant Betsy Combier, who advocates for legislation to protect whistleblowers of any public/private/religious group.
          
OMB Watch
Published on 05/30/2007
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Whistleblower Week in Washington Succeeds

The first national Washington Whistleblower Week (May 14-21) highlighted the importance of whistleblowers in our country and urged the Senate to pass new protections for whistleblowers. The week of events included participation by hundreds of whistleblowers and dozens of public interest organizations.

The highlight of the week was a series of panels, held by non-governmental groups in a Senate office building, addressing congressional oversight and legislative efforts to protect whistleblowers. The panel discussions raised topics such as political pressure to influence scientific research, oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the performance of the Office of Special Counsel, which is responsible for reviewing whistleblower claims and enforcing the existing protections. The focus on the Senate was an attempt to build on the momentum of the House's March 14 vote of 331-94 to pass the Whistleblower Protection Act of 2007 (H.R. 985). Though President Bush threatened to veto the legislation shortly before it passed, the vote appears to indicate enough support to override a veto.

The focus on the Senate appeared to pay off. Whistleblower protections moved forward in the Senate following the Washington Whistleblower Week event. The Senate Armed Services Committee approved by voice vote an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for the Fiscal Year 2008 (S. 567) offered by Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) to enhance whistleblower protections for employees of Department of Defense contractors.

The amendment, if signed into law, will allow contract employees to pursue jury trials in federal court if the Secretary of Defense fails to issue a timely administrative ruling to any allegations of reprisals brought to the Inspector General. Contract employees of other agencies such as the Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission have already had these protections. The whistleblower legislation passed in the House, H.R. 985, includes similar protections for contractor employees.

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WHISTLEBLOWER WEEK IN WASHINGTON DC May 13-19, 2007: The Truth Will Set You Free
Without a Prayer For Relief: The NY State Supreme Court is Bought By Guide One Insurance Company and a Church, Madison Avenue Presbyterian
The Politics of Military Justice by David Smallwood, Founder & President of the U.S. Council on Veterans' Affairs
Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer, Whistleblower, Hay Have Been Retaliated Against By the DIA For Speaking About 'Able Danger'
WHISTLEBLOWER WEEK IN WASHINGTON DC May 13-19, 2007
The US House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Has Approved Landmark Legislation Designed to Proect Federal Government Whistleblowers
WE SPEAK UP, a New Website, Pursues an End to Corruption in America's Courts by Promoting Appropriate Legislation
The US Supreme Court Decides Against Whistleblowers in the Workplace
Executive Branch Reform Act of 2006 May Make Government More Open
Whistling in the Wind
Whistleblower Job Protection and Other Resources From the Department of Labor
The Department of Justice is Going After the Person Who Leaked Bush's Eavesdropping On US Citizens
Opening the Door to NYC Education Corruption Part I: Update on Retaliation of All Whistleblowers
LEGAL Alert: The US Supreme Court Looks at the Private Right to Sue for Retaliation
Senators Want the SEC to Enforce the Whistleblower Law
Special Education Teacher/Whistleblower Pamella Settlegoode Wins $1 Million in Portland, Oregon for Due Process Violations
House and Senate Committees Approve Whistleblower Protection For Federal Employees
Attorney General John Ashcroft is Sued Over FBI Whistleblower Case
Texas Educator's Witness Protection Program Investigates School Corruption, Gives Tools to Whistleblowers
A Few Bad Apples?
Whistleblower Laws, People, and What Happened Next
Justice and the Whistleblower
Office of Special Counsel Whistleblower Disclosures
Stand Up For Your Rights
The ENRON Formula: Corruption + Whistleblower = Retaliation
The Life of a Whistleblower of Judicial Corruption - From a Van
New York City Police Whistleblower is Fired
Retaliation Against All Whistleblowers is the Name of the Illegal Game in New York City,
Dr. Peter Rost, Pfizer Corporation Whistleblower, is Being Ostracized and Retaliated Against For speaking Out About Drug Pricing
Whistleblower Beware Says Mark Felt
A Culture of Fear Pervades the US Department of the Interior
National Security Agency Whistleblower Russell Tice Says There is No Oversight
Whistleblower Dr. Jonathan Fishbein is Retaliated Against at NIH Division of AIDS
Best Practices to Minimize Whistleblower Risks: Creating a Culture of Compliance and Disclosure.

 
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