- FDA Employees File Lawsuit, Claiming the Agency Used Spyware against Them
SPAMfighter News
FDA scientists have filed a lawsuit against the organization, claiming that it intercepted their private e-mails as well as clandestinely loaded and ran spying software on the federal PCs, electronic hardware as well as PC-networks the petitioners ... - Grassley probes FDA on whistleblower's surveillance claims
Mass Device
A group of current and former FDA physicians and scientists sued the agency on allegations that leadership threatened employees, coerced cooperation and persecuted whistleblowers while allowing devices on the market without proper approval. Sen.and more » - FDA whistleblowers say government retaliated with spyware
Ars Technica
The defendants, however, say in the lawsuit that the FDA's actions not only have a chilling effect on future whistleblowers, but also violated the understanding the agency had with the workers to whom the equipment was provided. - Senator steps up scrutiny of FDA over whistleblower treatment
NEWS.GNOM.ES (press release)
FDA began monitoring emails sent by the scientists and doctors represented in the lawsuit from their work computers to Congress and the news media as early as January 2009, according to Stephen Kohn, the attorney representing the whistleblowers and the ...and more » - Senator steps up scrutiny of FDA over whistleblower treatment3:50 PM ET
GovExec.com
FDA began monitoring emails sent by the scientists and doctors represented in the lawsuit from their work computers to Congress and the news media as early as January 2009, according to Stephen Kohn, the attorney representing the whistleblowers and the ...and more » - Sen. Grassley Questions FDA Monitoring of Whistleblowers
Yahoo! Contributors Network
Moreover, the Washington Post reported, six FDA whistleblowers filed a lawsuit against the agency last week -- after securing emails and memos obtained through the Freedom of Information Act -- alleging that over the past two years, all of their email ...and more » - Do whistleblowers have right of privacy on password-protected emails from work?
Hr Morning
That the question being raised in a recent lawsuit brought by six scientists who had reported alleged irregularities in the Food and Drug Administration's medical device review process. The staffers alleged that “the FDA scientists noted that in the ...and more » - Sen. Grassley Probes FDA Over Email Surveillance of Whistleblowers
The New American
... email communication of the agency's own doctors and scientists after they notified congressional leaders that the FDA was approving medical equipment that "posed unacceptable risks to patients." Six whistleblowers filed a lawsuit against the agency ...and more » 
Chemistry WorldWhistleblowers accuse FDA of spying, persecution
Chemistry World
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is being sued by its own scientists and doctors who allege they were spied on and persecuted by the agency for expressing safety concerns about the approval of medical devices. This legal action has prompted an ...and more » - Lawsuit raises questions about email privacy at work
Computerworld New Zealand
The lawsuit was filed last week by six whistleblowers at the FDA who allege that their private emails were extensively monitored after they began complaining to lawmakers about serious irregularities in the agency's medical device review process.and more »
