Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight

Whistleblower Protections for Government Contractors

Date: December 6, 2011
Time: 10:00am
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, SD-342
Agenda:

The purpose of the hearing was to review the “Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act,” a bill that was introduced by Senator McCaskill to bolster whistleblower protections for government contractors and other non-federal employees. The hearing also reviewed whether current whistleblower protections for contractors working under Defense Department and Recovery Act contracts have been effective in encouraging reports of waste, fraud, and abuse. It also examined whether these protections have had any adverse impact on the efficiency and effectiveness of government acquisition and procurement. Finally, the hearing explored what additional legislation may be needed to encourage and protect contractor whistleblowers in the disclosure of waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars.

Witnesses

Panel 1

The Honorable

Peggy

Gustafson

Inspector General

U.S. Small Business Administration

Panel 1

Marguerite

Garrison

Deputy Inspector General for Administrative Investigations

U.S. Department of Defense

Panel 2

Dr.

Walter

Tamosaitis

URS Corporation and Former Research and Technology Manager

Waste Treatment Project, Hanford Nuclear Site

Panel 2

Angela

Canterbury

Director of Public Policy

Project on Government Oversight