Federal Legal Corner: How to Blow the Whistle on Your Boss – and Protect Yourself

By: fedweek

This is the first in a series of three articles dealing with whistleblowing. If you have witnessed your boss (or any other employee, for that matter) engaging in an activity which you know or suspect violates a particular law, rule or regulation, or constitutes gross mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public safety – you can speak out, and still protect your job. The relevant provision of the Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA), which falls under 5 U.S.C.