Backlog of Whistleblower Cases Growing, Agency Report Says

[Nambe]

The Washington Post

Hundreds of whistleblower complaints about waste, fraud and abuse in government are going unexamined, with the backlog of cases at the Office of Special Counsel more than doubling in the past 18 months, according to newly obtained figures.

Former special counsel Elaine Kaplan, who left office last month, said the problem was so intense that she believed only one case had been reviewed within the statutory period of 15 working days during her five years in office. The majority of the reports can take more than six months to resolve. ---

"It's like calling 911 and being put on hold," he said.

"Hundreds of federal employees risk their careers to blow the whistle, only to find that no one is home to hear it.

"We are calling on the administration to address this backlog whistleblowers know whether there will be action, rather than leaving them twisting in the wind for months or years, which makes a difficult decision even harder." ---

[Frances]

1. No way will this administration

reward whistle blowers.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

2. Karl Rove says

Just ignore it and hopefully it will go away.

[I AM SPARTACUS]

3. can we PLEASE get some media source to hound on this...???

[bobthedrummer]

4. There was a whistleblower at Modern Plastics of Green Bay

which had been cited numerous times for many violations, strangely enough Green Bay also saw a private jet crash into the Morning Glory Dairy plant a mere couple of blocks away from Modern Plastics!