Leaders are not allowing lengthy debate. Later this week theyll take up a bill funding defense related programs, also for energy, water, legislative branch, v. A. , military construction. Votes later. Live coverage now here on cspan. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Lord our god, thank you for giving us another day. As they are returning to the capitol, please be with the members of this peoples house and all their undertakings today. You know them through and through. You know how they relate with one another and know them as the American People do as the 115th congress of the United States. Lord, help them to know you. As ultimate truth, send your spirit upon them that you might find a dwelling place among them so that all your people can place trust in them as leaders as well as their representatives. May all that is done this day be amen. Ur greater glory the speaker pro tempo
Is here to talk about whistleblowers. Lets establish a working definition. What is a whistleblower . Guest we are going to focus on federal whistleblowers and what an official federal whistleblower is is somebody who works within the federal government or previously worked or is implying or is applying for employment and speaks up through the proper channels. Fforded to them different agencies have different channels, but you cannot must always go to a member of congress, the Inspector General of the agency,he office of special counsel and the whistleblowers go through proper channels to report wrongdoing. Protections these pertain only to people in the federal government . Or is very similar thing in the private sector. Guest there are laws that protect private sector whistleblowers and laws that protect contractors with the federal government. Host what is a protective act . Guest it would be to talk to somebody in that protected channel. Its difficult to get a broad definition becau
Is here to talk about whistleblowers. Lets establish a working definition. What is a whistleblower . Guest we are going to focus on federal whistleblowers and what an official federal whistleblower is is somebody who works within the federal government or previously worked or is implying or is applying for employment and speaks up through the proper channels. Fforded to them different agencies have different channels, but you cannot must always go to a member of congress, the Inspector General of the agency,he office of special counsel and the whistleblowers go through proper channels to report wrongdoing. Protections these pertain only to people in the federal government . Or is very similar thing in the private sector. Guest there are laws that protect private sector whistleblowers and laws that protect contractors with the federal government. Host what is a protective act . Guest it would be to talk to somebody in that protected channel. Its difficult to get a broad definition becau
Ranking member of subcommittee for Opening Statement. Thank you, there chairman. And i know mr. Meadows will be here shortly. Federal employees who blow the whistle on waste, fraud and abuse are in the front lines in the effort to ensure that our government functions efficiently and effectively. This committee has a long history of strong bipartisan support for those whistleblowers and i want to thank the chairman, mr. Meadows, for holding todays hearing. Whistleblower protection is rooted in Civil Service protections. Due process and meritbased hiring and promotion free of discrimination, retaliation and political influence form the bedrock of the very whistleblower protections we are concerned about and have been for a long time on this commit even subcommittee. Five years ago, the bipartisan whistleblower protection enhancement act of 2012 significantly strengthened the rights of federal employees who disclose waste, fraud and abuse. This legislation marks substantial progress but a
Of the nation in broad terms, and strong encryption is important to strong internet defense and will defend it is in our best interests. Within the broad framework of though the challenge we cant figure out is realizing that communication that the use by very law abiding citizens, nationstates and companies engage in lawful activity is also being used by criminals, terrorists, nationstates who attempted generate advanced against the United States advocates are allies and partners. So were trying to figure out how do we balance these two important. Is a privacy and security, and realizing the world around us is changing in a foundational way. So were trying to come to grips broadly with how do we do with the reality of the technical world around us to yet the broader legal and social imperatives we have begun the first acknowledge we do not have a defined way to hit you in the end i think this is about how to get the best minds together to address this. When i look at our capabilities a