Moreover, McClatchy reports that, "the news of the rejection comes as McClatchy has learned that the same officials [within the office] who are supposed to be helping whistleblowers such as Drake claim that they themselves have been forced to blow the whistle on their own office." Rejection of NSA whistleblower's retaliation claim draws criticism McClatchy ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Another troubling trend: the GAO reports that the DOJ rejects nearly 90 percent of whistleblower complaints by FBI employees. GAO Outs Justice for Not Protecting Whistleblowers The Fiscal Times ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– In light of these reprisals against whistleblowers, this piece is particularly relevant. Edward Snowden gives tips to would-be whistleblowers and discusses what he would have done differently. Edward Snowden gave tips to would-be whistleblowers during his Reddit AMA The Independent