Today (July 30), on National Whistleblower Appreciation Day, I reflect on the heavy price of truth-telling and my role in taking a stand for #ethics. Being a whistleblower isn’t a title anyone seeks—it’s a path thrust upon those who can no longer stay silent in the face of injustice. Speaking up often comes with profound […]
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Natoinal Whistleblower Day is July 30 Whistleblowers lost a staunch advocate recently when Peter Buxtun, the courageous individual who revealed the U.S. government’s decision to allow hundreds of Black men in rural Alabama to go untreated for syphilis in the infamous Tuskegee Study, passed away at 86 due to Alzheimer’s disease. Public health scholars and
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By Paula L. Pedene, APR, Fellow PRSA I’m in good company as we commemorate National Whistleblower Day on July 30. After all, two Navy Sailors, Samuel Shaw, a Revolutionary War naval officer, and Richard Marven, a midshipman, were the first whistleblowers in 1776. Shaw, a midshipman, and Marven, a third lieutenant in the Continental Navy,
A Whistleblower’s Advice, keep the faith in difficult times. Read More »
For 62 years now, Congress has worked together to pass a bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA authorizes but does not appropriate funds to run the Department of Defense. This year’s authorization is $858 billion. Since the NDAA contains additional authorizations to provide for the readiness and well-being of American troops and national
I’m not sure how much you know about my story, but I can tell you this, it took an army of angels to help us stop them. As a Phoenix VA Whistleblower, one of our most triumphant yet saddest days was April 9, 2014. The House Veterans Affairs Oversight & Investigations Chairman posed a question
I often tell people I didn’t set out to be a high-profile Whistleblower. Instead, it found me. And in doing so, my life changed completely. I’m not sure how much you know about my story, but if you heard about the waits and delays in VA health care that hurt our nation’s veterans the past
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