Table Of Contents:
Preface ix

The Insider 1(24)

Definition and History 3(2)

Changing Bureaucracy 5(1)

Laws Encourage Whistleblowing 6(3)

Laws Also Protect 9(1)

Support from Organizations and Institutions 10(4)

Cultural Values 14(6)

Tying It All Together 20(3)

The Organization of the Book 23(2)

Deciding to Become a Whistleblower 25(28)

Exploring Loyalty 26(3)

Weighing the Consequences 29(2)

Roger Boisjoly and the Space Shuttle Challenger 31(9)

Cindy Ossias and the Northridge Earthquake 40(7)

Using a Checklist 47(1)

Bystander Apathy 48(5)

The Whistleblower as Policy Entrepreneur 53(22)

Hugh Kaufman and the Environmental Protection Agency 55(7)

Hal Freeman and the Office for Civil Rights 62(8)

Comparision of the Cases 70(2)

Tying It All Together 72(3)

The Whistleblower's Impact on the Agency 75(16)

The Hanford Site 76(3)

Barbara Moulton 79(10)

Tying It All Together 89(2)

Protecting the Whistleblower 91(24)

A National Tradition 93(4)

Public Health and Safety 97(2)

State Protections 99(1)

The Whistleblower Protection Act 100(6)

Hotlines 106(5)

Tying It All Together 111(4)

Whistleblowing as an Export 115(22)

International Conferences 116(1)

GAP and the State Department 117(2)

The United States Agency for International Development 119(1)

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development 120(1)

The U.S. Department of Commerce 121(2)

The Ethics Resource Center and the Department of Commerce 123(2)

The American Bar Association 125(1)

International Organizations 126(2)

The Immigration and Naturalization Service 128(5)

Tying It All Altogether 133(4)
Appendix: Federal Laws with Whistleblower Provisions 137(4)
List of Acronyms 141(2)
Bibliography 143(18)
Index 161(10)
About the Book 171