The (POGO) Blog
July 24, 2014
Whistleblowers 'Hung Out to Dry'
NPR reporter David Welna profiled two of those whistleblowers, Bill Binney and Thomas Drake, for Morning Edition this week. He also spoke to POGO’s executive director about the complicated politics of whistleblower protections.
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Topics: Whistleblower Protections
June 26, 2014
Intel Bill Passage is Breakthrough for Whistleblower Protections
While the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, which the House passed Tuesday, is not everything we sought, it goes a long way to putting into statute President Obama’s policies. This is a breakthrough for whistleblowers and accountability—
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Topics: Whistleblower Protections
May 22, 2014
House Passes Weak Tea; NSA Reform Lacks Transparency
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a weakened version of the USA FREEDOM Act. Unfortunately, it omits critical government reporting requirements included in the original USA FREEDOM Act.
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Topics: National Security
May 8, 2014
Revised USA FREEDOM Act Lacks Transparency and Strong Special Advocate
A weakened version of the USA Freedom Act unanimously passed through the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday and reportedly was approved today by the House Permanent Committee on Intelligence—clearing the way for the bill to be debated on the House Floo
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Topics: National Security
April 30, 2014
Snowden, Poitras Awarded Truth-Telling Prize for Exposing Illegal NSA Surveillance
Edward Snowden, the NSA whistleblower who exposed, arguably, the biggest government overreach into Americans’ privacy in the nation’s history, and Laura Poitras, the journalist who helped bring the story to the public, were honored Wednesday with the Riden
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Topics: National Security
