Pentagon Whistleblowers Have Been Left Vulnerable To Reprisals

Pentagon Report Says Defense Department Whistleblowers Have Been Left Vulnerable To Reprisals -- Washington Post

The Defense Department has inadequately protected from reprisals whistleblowers who have reported wrongdoing, according to an internal Pentagon report, and critics are calling for action to be taken against those who have been negligent.

The report, dated May 2011, accuses the officials, who work in the Defense Department’s Office of Inspector General, of persistent sloppiness and a systematic disregard for Pentagon rules meant to protect those who report fraud, abuses and the waste of taxpayer funds, according to a previously undisclosed copy. The report was obtained by the Project on Government Oversight, a nonprofit watchdog group.

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My Comment: This is news that these guys do not want to hear right now (they are on 60 Minutes tonight).