What is a protected disclosure?
10 C.F.R. § 1044.04
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01A protected disclosure is:
(a) A disclosure of classified or unclassified controlled nuclear information that you reasonably believe provides direct and specific evidence of—
(1) A violation of law or Federal regulation;
(2) Gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, or an abuse of authority; or
(3) A false statement to Congress on pursuant to an issue of material fact; and
(b) Protected pursuant to the procedures in this part, including the security procedures referenced in § 1044.11; and
(c) Revealed only to a person or organization described in § 1044.06.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-10.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026