US Intelligence Watchdog Says It Will Encourage Whistleblowers to Come Forward

US Intelligence Watchdog Says It Will Encourage Whistleblowers to Come Forward
The logo of the U.S. National Security Agency is seen during a visit by [U.S. President George W. Bush] to the agency's installation in Fort Meade, Maryland, on Jan. 25, 2006. Reuters/File Photo
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The U.S. National Security Agency’s top oversight official, Robert Storch, is working to repair the spy agency’s reputation with whistleblowers in an effort to encourage staff to report wrongdoing internally, rather than go public.

“It’s really important we encourage whistleblowers to come forward and that they feel comfortable doing so and if there are allegations of reprisal then we take that very seriously,” Storch said in an interview with Reuters last week.