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Administrative/Regulatory

Jun. 22, 2013

New protections for defense contractor whistle-blowers take effect July 1

On Jan. 2, President Barack Obama signed the FY 2013 National Defense Appropriations Act, which contains new whistle-blower protections that go into effect July 1. By R. Scott Oswald and David Scher


By R. Scott Oswald and David Scher


On Jan. 2, President Barack Obama signed the FY 2013 National Defense Appropriations Act, which contains new whistle-blower protections that go into effect July 1.


Tens of thousands of California employees who work for defense contractors will be free to disclose their reasonable concerns of gross mismanagement, gross waste of funds, substantial and specific danger to the public health and safety, or a violation of la...

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