Amidst an unfounded attack that a bill to protect federal employees who blow the whistle on fraud and abuse would sanction their right to report government information to WikiLeaks, a federal whistleblower protection bill has died in the senate.

It is an unfortunate occurrence. As our government wallows in a massive deficit, there is no room for government procurement fraud which adds billions of dollars to the deficit each year. In the Medicare arena alone, projections are that fraud costs the government between 30 and 60 billion per year.

Encouraging employees to speak out against fraud and protecting their right to do so is critical. It is short sighted to deny they them the  protections they need. The failure of the senate to pass this important piece of legislation which would give government employees protection will do nothing more than ultimately  add to our economic woes.

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