In relevant developments in U.S. whistleblower programs over the past year, (1) the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) introduced a three-year pilot program that offers monetary awards for reports relating to certain specific types of corporate misconduct; (2) the annual reports for the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) whistleblower programs disclosed record numbers for 2024; (3) the Department of the… [read post]