Whistleblower Protections Are Here to Stay
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 12.29.16
President Obama has signed Public Law 114-261, which makes permanent the current whistleblower protection pilot program and standardizes its protections across agencies. In this blog post, Crowell & Moring lawyers David Robbins and Christine Hawes revisit best practices and current developments in defending whistleblower reprisal investigations run by Offices of Inspectors General.
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Client Alert | 7 min read | 10.27.26
On October 20, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) National Fraud Enforcement Division announced a new whistleblower rewards initiative, the Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program (WHIP). Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald issued a directive earlier this month directing Division leadership to design and implement policies and programs that incentivize whistleblowers to bring forward credible information pertaining to fraud. The new WHIP incentive pays awards of $10,000 to $30,000 for qualifying tips at or around the time criminal charges are filed or unsealed, rather than years later at case resolution.
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The UK Defence Footprint 2026 and the Warsaw Defence Plan: Investment, Innovation and Opportunities
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