For Government Employees

Corruption Thrives in Silence

CLEAR exists because silence allows misconduct to continue. While many public servants are ethical, dedicated, and committed to serving their communities, there are also individuals who engage in unethical or unlawful conduct—sometimes intentionally, sometimes through incompetence—believing they will never be held accountable. We understand the frustration, anger, and sense of powerlessness that can come from witnessing wrongdoing, speaking up, and feeling ignored or punished for doing the right thing. CLEAR was created to ensure those concerns are taken seriously and handled responsibly.

Integrity should never be punished.

What kinds of concerns should Government Employees report?

  • Procurement discrepancies, such as bid rigging, sham competition, and/or steering contracts to preferred vendor
  • Timesheet fraud, including falsified hours, overtime abuse, or approving time not actually worked
  • Intentional suppression or delayed release of required procurement records to avoid scrutiny or challenges
  • Credit card misuse, including personal purchases, split transactions to avoid limits, or lack of required approvals
  • Conflicts of interest, where decision-makers have undisclosed personal, financial, or relational ties to vendors
  • Improper sole-source or no-bid contracts without legitimate justification or required approvals
  • Manipulation of evaluations or scoring, including altering criteria, suppressing scores, or excluding qualified bidders
  • Unauthorized changes to contract scope or pricing after award that materially alter the original agreement
  • Payment for services not rendered or acceptance of incomplete, substandard, or unnecessary work
  • Waste of public funds, including duplicative contracts, unnecessary outsourcing, or ignoring cost-saving alternatives
  • Retaliation for raising concerns, such as retaliatory investigations and/or discipline inconsistent with workplace environment, demotion, exclusion, or informal blacklisting after reporting issues

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Why Speaking Up Matters

Government misconduct rarely starts big—it grows when concerns are ignored, minimized, or buried. Timesheet fraud, procurement irregularities, credit card misuse, conflicts of interest, and waste of public funds don’t just harm budgets; they erode public trust and place ethical employees in impossible positions.

  • Have you raised legitimate concerns internally and been ignored?
  • Have you experienced retaliation after speaking up?
  • Are the issues you identified continuing or being actively covered up?

When employees come forward, they protect taxpayers, preserve institutional integrity, and often stop small problems from becoming systemic failures. History shows that meaningful reform almost always begins with someone inside the system saying, this isn’t right.

How You Can Come Forward

Your involvement is always on your terms—your case, your pace. CLEAR offers multiple ways to share information, depending on what feels safest for you:

  • On the record – You choose to identify yourself and work openly with CLEAR.

  • Confidential – Your identity is known to CLEAR but protected from disclosure.

  • Anonymous – You provide information without revealing who you are.

You may share documents, describe concerns, identify patterns, or simply point us toward records that warrant review. You do not need to have all the answers—or proof—to reach out.  The bottom line is, we understand how challenging it is to come forward, that is why CLEAR is here.

CLEAR was built for you.

Safe Reporting

  • Providing a safe, confidential intake process

  • Assessing credibility, documentation, and risk

  • Explaining rights, protections, and reporting options

  • Developing a strategic escalation plan (oversight agencies, media, legal channels, or public advocacy)

  • Protecting reporters from being isolated, discredited, or forced into silence

CLEAR does not encourage reckless disclosures. We focus on responsible, documented, and strategic reporting that protects both the reporter and the public interest.

What CLEAR Does With Your Information

CLEAR approaches every concern responsibly and strategically. We assess the information provided, identify applicable laws and policies, and determine appropriate next steps. This may include:

  • Reviewing public records or submitting records requests

  • Identifying procurement, ethics, or governance issues

  • Connecting concerns to broader patterns or systemic risks

  • Referring matters to appropriate oversight or accountability channels

  • Supporting individuals who experience retaliation for speaking up

CLEAR does not rush to judgment—but we do not ignore credible concerns. Our goal is transparency, accountability, and protecting those who act in the public interest.  

CLEAR stands with those who do the right thing.