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Unto dust we shall return
And "encouraging, not stifling" whistleblowers...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local...57c-11e4-a7c2-03d37af98440_story.html?hpid=z1
http://change.gov/agenda/ethics_agenda/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local...57c-11e4-a7c2-03d37af98440_story.html?hpid=z1
A former CIA officer involved in a highly secretive operation to give faulty nuclear plans to Iran was convicted Monday of giving classified information about his work to a New York Times reporter — a significant win for federal prosecutors and a presidential administration that has worked zealously to snuff out accused leakers.
As guilty verdicts were read on each of nine criminal counts, Jeffrey Sterling stared emotionless at the jurors who decided his fate. His wife, seated in the courtroom behind him, sobbed.
http://change.gov/agenda/ethics_agenda/
Protect Whistleblowers: Often the best source of information about waste, fraud, and abuse in government is an existing government employee committed to public integrity and willing to speak out. Such acts of courage and patriotism, which can sometimes save lives and often save taxpayer dollars, should be encouraged rather than stifled. We need to empower federal employees as watchdogs of wrongdoing and partners in performance. Barack Obama will strengthen whistleblower laws to protect federal workers who expose waste, fraud, and abuse of authority in government. Obama will ensure that federal agencies expedite the process for reviewing whistleblower claims and whistleblowers have full access to courts and due process.