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Failure To Protect National Security Whistleblowers Threatens U.S. Security And Liberty, ACLU Testifies

By ACLU

WASHINGTON ? American Civil Liberties Union Policy Counsel and former FBI Special Agent Michael German testified today before a House committee about the need for national security whistleblowers to have full access to courts as a matter of U.S. security and liberty. German, who has first-hand experience as a former whistleblower, told lawmakers that H.R. 1507, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009, would deter retaliation against the conscientious federal agents who risk their own safety to secure ours and provide Congress with information it needs to check executive abuse. The hearing, held by the House on Oversight and Government Reform, was entitled, ?Protecting the Public from Waste, Fraud and Abuse: H.R. 1507, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009.?

Full post as published by ACLU Newsroom on May 14, 2009 (boomark / email).