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Full Michael Horowitz National Whistleblower Day 2018:

THANK YOU FOR THE VERY KIND INTRODUCTION. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TODAY. THIS IS TREMENDOUSLY IMPORTANT, AND I APPRECIATE STEVE MAKING TIME AVAILABLE SO I COULD BE HERE TODAY. I HAD AGREED TO SPEAK DOWN THE STREET. AT A JUDGE'S INVITATION. VERY MUCH APPRECIATE STEVE MAKING TIME IN THE SOFT ME TO BE HERE. THIS IS IMPORTANT AND SEVEN I WANT TO BE HERE TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT. HAD I KNOWN AS GOING TO FOLLOW THE SENATOR, I AM NOT SURE I WOULD'VE COME BACK EVEN LATER TO SPEAK. WHAT GREAT PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS. WE, VALUE ALL THAT YOU DO AS WHISTLEBLOWERS TO COME FORWARD. THIS IS THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PASSAGE OF THE – IN 1978. WE HAD AN EVENT HERE IN THE CAPITAL. AS HE MAY NOW HE HAS BEEN HERE SINCE 1978 AND IS ONE OF FOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WHO WAS VOTED ON EVERYTHING A PIECE OF LEGISLATION AT THE SAME TIME, HE IS MOVED FORWARD SO MANY IMPORTANT PIECES – IN THE WHISTLEBLOWER AREA AND THEY GO HAND-IN-HAND. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US AS IG'S TO HAVE ALL OF YOU BE WILLING TO COME FORWARD AND REPORT TO US ON ABUSE, MISCONDUCT, WHAT YOU SEE AND ORGANIZATIONS, THAT YOU WORKED WITH AND WORKED FOR, WHETHER THEY ARE WITHIN THE AGENCY, I OFTEN SPEAK ABOUT THIS WITH THE FOLKS IN MY OFFICE. WE OVERSEE THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OVER 100,000 EMPLOYEES. WE HAVE ONE OF THE LARGEST OFFICES WITH 475 PEOPLE. FOR HUNDRED 35 PEOPLE OVERSEE 100,000 PEOPLE. THAT DOESN'T TOUCH GRANT RECIPIENTS IN CONTRACTORS. GIVEN US A RESPONSIBILITY CAN BE OVERWHELMING AT TIMES. TO DO THAT JOB MOST EFFECTIVELY, WE NEED EMPLOYEES AT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO BE WILLING TO COME IN AND SPEAK TO US. WE NEED EMPLOYEES OF THE JUST DEPARTMENT CONTRACT RECIPIENTS, GRANTEES TO THE COME IN AND SPEAK WITH US. THAT IS HOW OVERSIGHT GETS DONE EFFECTIVELY. THAT IS HOW IT IS ROOTED OUT. IT IS MADE MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT. THAT IS WHAT YOU ALL HAVE FOUGHT FOR OVER THE YEARS. AS THE SENATOR MENTIONED, YOU ARE NOT IN IT FOR THE MONEY, YOU'RE IN IT BECAUSE YOU WANT TO SEE JUSTICE. YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT IS RIGHT OR DO YOU WANT TO SEE GOVERNMENT WORK THE RIGHT WAY. YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE PEOPLE CHEATING AND STEALING AND LYING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE TAXPAYERS MONEY. THAT IS WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT THAT WE WORK ON THESE ISSUES AND FURTHER THESE ISSUES. AND IT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE BEEN PROUD TO SEE IN THE COMMUNITY OR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AS WE WORK FORWARD TO ADVANCE ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE ON WHISTLEBLOWERS AND WHISTLEBLOWING. WE'RE CLOSE IT WAS SENATOR GRASSLEY'S STAFF AND A HOUSE IN THE SENATE WHISTLEBLOWER CAUCUSES. WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE NATIONAL WHISTLEBLOWER CENTER. THEY'VE HEARD THEIR VOICES AND YOUR VOICES SPEAK TO US ON ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT, ISSUES THAT WE'VE TO WORK FOR. THE TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE LIKE YOU ALL PERFORM SUCH A VITAL AND IMPORTANT PUBLIC SERVICE, COMING FORWARD, SPEAKING THE TRUTH, SPEAKING ABOUT WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE. AND MAKING SURE THAT YOU ALL NEVER GET RETALIATED FOR DOING SO. IT IS EASIER SAID THAN DONE. AND I KNOW FOR MY CAREER AS A PROSECUTOR, I WAS FAMILIAR WITH SOME THE CASES HE REFERENCED. WE DID A LOT OF POLICE CORRUPTION WORK. WE OVERSEE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. IT TAKES COURAGE FOR ANYBODY TO COME FORWARD IN ANY ORGANIZATION , I HAVE TO SAY IT TAKES TREMENDOUS COURAGE AND A LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATION FOR PEOPLE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER. TELLING WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON. OFTEN TIMES, IT IS THE ONLY WAY WE LEARN ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON. IT IS BECAUSE OF PEOPLE'S WILLINGNESS TO COME FORWARD. SO, THE COUPLE OF THINGS I WANT TO MENTION THAT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD ON IN THE IGG COMMUNITY. – IS HERE FROM THE NSA, THE NEW INSPECTOR GENERAL. [APPLAUSE) I HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE OF HAVING HIM AS MY DEPUTY. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, HE EXPANDED IT IN THE IG COMMUNITY. HE IS NOW WORKING FOR THE IG TO DEVELOP A SIMILAR PROGRAM. WE WORKED ON TRAINING. WE'VE HAD TO TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR THEM, STANDING REMOTELY. WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE SENATE. WE WERE TO THEM IN RECENT LEGISLATIONS AND MAKE OFFICE – PERMANENT. THESE ARE ALL CRITICAL STEPS FORWARD. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY WITH WHISTLEBLOWERS FOR THE NEXT 40 YEARS AS WE CONTINUE. MAKING IT MORE EFFECTIVE AND TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO. MAKING SURE THAT YOU'RE NOT RETALIATED AGAINST HER IS THE GRAY THEN IT WAS A GOOD STAYING. [APPLAUSE) >I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT ROBERT ALREADY GOT A RULING IN FAVOR OF A WHISTLEBLOWER AT NSA. GOOD JOB, KEEP IT UP. WE ALSO HAVE LEE MARTIN IN THE AUDIENCE, WHO IS THE DIRECTOR OF VIRUS WHISTLEBLOWER, WELCOME.