To encourage more candid disclosure of wrongdoing in federal agencies, Congress passed the Whistleblower Protection Act in 1989 to protect the Whistleblowers, the government employees who report mismanagement, corruption, or illegal activity within their agencies.
The Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 is a law that protects federal government employees in the United States from retaliatory action for voluntarily disclosing information about dishonest or illegal activities occurring in a government organization.
A federal agency violates the Whistleblower Protection Act if agency officials take (or threaten to take) retaliatory personnel action against any employee or applicant because that employee or applicant disclosed information.
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