Number: RL33918
Title: The Whistleblower Protection Act: An Overview
Authors: L. Paige Whitaker, American Law Division 
Abstract: This report discusses the federal statutory protections contained within the Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA) for federal employees who engage in "whistleblowing," that is, making a disclosure evidencing illegal or improper government activities. The protections of the WPA apply to most federal executive branch employees and become applicable where a "personnel action" is taken "because of" a "protected disclosure" made by a "covered employee."
Pages: 15
Date: March 12, 2007