Intel Community Watchdog Reports Steady Rise in Whistleblower Activity

Government Executive: The intelligence community’s internal push to encourage legitimate whistleblowing appears to have helped increase disclosures of potential wrongdoing as its inspector general’s office has stepped up training and outreach, a new report suggests.

 “Integrity and accountability are the building blocks of a strong and effective intelligence community,” said the just-released semiannual report covering April through September of 2016. Fourteen disclosures to Congress from agency employees in fiscal 2016 marks a 127 percent increase over previous figures, according to the report.

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