100% of reprisal cases in federal pilot whistleblower protection program was decided against whistleblowers. Matches 98% cases decided against whistleblower attorneys

The Whistleblower blog featured a report to U.S. Congress of a "complete failure" of a "pilot" whistleblower protection program for federal government contractors.

Here is the report to Congress.

The report indicates that 100% of reprisal cases against whistleblowers heard by the "pilot program" (44 out of 44) were decided AGAINST whistleblowers, so there is no whistleblower protection, even in a program that was specifically created and designed to provide such protection.

The number, 100%, matches, with only a slight deviation, the number in cases of discipline against attorneys who criticized judges - according to attorney Paul Ogden of Indiana, who did the research, such cases were decided against whistleblower attorneys in 98% of cases.

So, as Judge Andrew Napolitano said before in his book I keep coming back to,

The numbers are disheartening.

And, while the U.S. Congress reviews the report and prepares to take action on it, it should also take action on all whistleblower reprisals by the government in the country - and especially on reprisals against attorney whistleblowers, which prevents effective access of the public to impartial judicial review.