Senators decry Energy Department 'war on whistleblowers'

A trio of Democratic senators on Thursday released a report finding the Department of Energy had failed to enforce whistleblower retaliation laws, particularly for those who exposed wrongdoing at nuclear facilities, and said it amounted to a “war on whistleblowers.”

The report, produced by the Government Accountability Office, was first requested by Massachusetts Sen. Edward Markey, Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill and Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden in March 2014. The three were joined at a press conference by two whistleblowers who had been terminated, including one who was fired for cooperating with GAO.