Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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gptkbp:amendedBy |
gptkb:Whistleblower_Protection_Act
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gptkbp:appliesTo |
federal employees
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gptkbp:category |
gptkb:2012_in_American_law
Whistleblower protection legislation |
gptkbp:citation |
5 U.S.C. § 2302
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gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:establishes |
Whistleblower Ombudsman in Inspectors General offices
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act
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gptkbp:powers |
remedies for whistleblowers
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gptkbp:prohibits |
retaliation against whistleblowers
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gptkbp:provides |
protection for disclosures of censorship related to scientific research
expanded definition of protected disclosure protection for disclosures made to supervisors protection for disclosures made as part of an employee's job duties |
gptkbp:publicLawNumber |
Public Law 112-199
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gptkbp:purpose |
to strengthen protections for federal employees who disclose evidence of waste, fraud, or abuse
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gptkbp:shortName |
WPEA
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gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Barack_Obama
2012-11-27 |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Whistleblower_Protection_Act
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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