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Whistleblower Protection: Impediments to the Protection of Military Members

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date May 27, 1992
Report No. NSIAD-92-125
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Summary:

In encouraging government whistleblowers to report information on waste, fraud, and abuse, Congress has sought to shield them from retaliation, such as job transfers or poor performance appraisals. The Whistleblower Protection Act specifically prohibits supervisors from retaliating against service members who make disclosures to the Defense Department (DOD) Inspector General, a military service Inspector General, or Congress. DOD is required to investigate reprisal allegations that individuals have reported within 60 days of their first having become aware of them. This report examines impediments to implementing the law, whether DOD has told service members of the law, and whether investigations of alleged cases of retaliations against whistleblowers are complete.

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