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House Oversight Dems looking for whistleblowers: what you need to know
Today the Oversight Dems posted on Bluesky: "TO ALL FEDERAL WORKERS: if you were illegally fired today and have information of wrongdoing or abuse of power by the Trump Administration, our whistleblower tip line is open. We want to hear from you. All whistleblowers are federally protected." It gave a link to their tip line, https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/contact/tip-lineThat last sentence is mostly accurate. You are federally protected in theory, but in practice is a much different story. This is quadruply true if you have a security clearance. I encourage any federal worker who wants to talk to Congress to do so, but to do so very carefully.Step 1 of being very careful is to talk to a lawyer first who handles federal whistleblowers. And, again, if you have a clearance, talk to a lawyer who handles national security whistleblowers. Even if you don't think you're blowing the whistle on national security misconduct. It doesn't matter what the misconduct is; all that matters is where you work. If you work for an intel agency--or even just have a clearance--those "federal protections" are a lot different and a lot more discretionary than if you work for the Department of Education. And even if you don't, there's a vast gulf between a legal protection and something actually stopping them from retaliating against you. Sure, if they fire you, you might be able to win a lawsuit, but only if you can go a couple of years without a paycheck to do so. That's why talking to a whistleblower lawyer is so critical. We can help you minimize the chances of retaliation. Unless you're setting out to be a martyr, that should always be in the back of your mind.Here is a non-exhaustive list of law firms and non-profits who handle whistleblowers, in alphabetical order except for my firm, which I'm going to put first because I am drunk with power. I've put an asterisk next to the ones that handle national security whistleblowers.*National Security Counselors - www.nationalsecuritylaw.org*Compass Rose Legal Group - www.compassrosepllc.comErlich Law - www.erlichlawoffice.comGilbert Employment Law - www.gelawyer.com*Government Accountability Project - www.whistleblower.org*Kalijarvi Chuzi Newman Fitch - www.kcnfdc.com*Mark S. Zaid - www.markzaid.comNational Whistleblower Center - www.whistleblowers.org*Whistleblower Aid - www.whistlebloweraid.orgBe safe out there.
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