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Cummings Issues Statement on SEC Settlement with KBR
Washington, DC (Apr. 2, 2015)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to an announcement by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that KBR, one of the nation's largest government contractors, used confidentiality agreements that had the potential to "muzzle" whistleblowers:
Washington, D.C. (Nov. 20, 2014)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. John F.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, eight Democratic members of House Committees on Financial Services and Oversight and Government Reform (OGR) called on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to send a strong message that corporate practices to deter whistleblowers from reporting violations of securities laws will not be tolerated.
WASHINGTON – Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings, D-Md., released the following statements after U.S. House of Representatives passage of bipartisan measures reported out of the Committee, including bills to modify the savings program for federal workers contributing toward retirement, to improve whistleblower protections, to modernize the Federal Register, and to provide additional authority to District of Columbia Courts to make managerial and personnel decisions.
Washington, D.C.—Today, the House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation introduced by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to extend a pilot program under the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act for three additional years.
Washington, D.C. (May 20, 2014) – Today, U.S. Reps. Tony Cárdenas (D-San Fernando Valley) and Elijah E.
Company Reportedly Barred Employees from Reporting Wrongdoing