Agency communications policies should also inform employees of their rights under the Whistleblower Protection Act and the Lloyd-La Follette Act, which ensures unrestricted employee communication with Congress. The policy should comply with the Anti-Gag Statute and should provide protections against overly broad non-disclosure policies. It should be clear that employees can go to their agency's Inspector General Office to get clarification on their whistleblower rights and options without any possibility of retaliation.
- From the 21st Century RTK Agenda
Comments (1)
Proactively information employees of their whistleblower rights is a great idea. But, along with that, the President and Congress need to give federal employees - including those in intelligence agencies - an effective means to obtain relief from retaliation, such as those currently proposed in H.R. 1507.