Whistleblower Amendments Would Cover Cleared Employees

A bill (S.274) under consideration in the U.S. Senate would extend whistleblower protections to selected federal workers holding security clearances, at an estimated annual cost of $2 million, according to a report by the Congressional Budget Office.

...there generally are between 400 and 500 whistleblower cases per year. S. 274 would expand the definition of protected whistleblowing, [and] create new avenues of appeal for employees who lose their security clearances in retaliation for whistleblowing….

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