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Washington, D.C. (June 26, 2025)— Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government reform, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, sent a letter to the U.S.
Washington, D.C. (January 22, 2025)—Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led Committee Democrats in sending letters to Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), and Inspector General Hannibal “Mike” Ware, Chairperson of the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), offering their support in preserving transparency, accountability, and independence within OSC and the Inspectors General (IG) community.
Washington, D.C. (September 15, 2022)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Nancy Mace, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, issued the following statements after the House passed H.R. 2988, the Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2021:
Washington, D.C. (July 29, 2022)— Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Nancy Mace, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, issued the following statements to mark National Whistleblower Appreciation Day, commemorated on July 30, 2022.
Washington, D.C. (May 4, 2021)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee of Oversight and Reform, led a group of bipartisan Members in reintroducing The Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2021 to strengthen protections for federal employees who expose wrongdoing.
Washington, D.C. (Oct. 29, 2020)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Raúl M. Grijalva, the Chairman of the Committee on Natural Resources, called for the removal of James Reilly as Director of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) after the Department of the Interior Inspector General found that he targeted and retaliated against whistleblowers:
Washington, D.C. (August 4, 2020)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, as well as Committee Member and Co-Chair of the Whistleblower Protection Caucus Rep. Jackie Speier introduced the Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act to strengthen whistleblower protections for federal employees.
Washington, D.C. (Jan. 29, 2020)—This week, Rep. Gerry Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, held a hearing entitled "Protecting Those Who Blow the Whistle on Government Wrongdoing" to examine who qualifies as a federal whistleblower; what protections such a designation affords to those who make allegations of waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement; and whether new legal provisions would improve whistleblower protections.