S. 874 aims to protect whistleblowers, including contractors, from retaliation when they reveal misconduct related to Federal contracts. The bill broadens the definition of protected individuals to include employees and personal service contractors of various governmental and...
Simple Explanation
S. 874 is a rule that makes sure when people tell important secrets about bad things happening with government work, they don't get into trouble for it, and if a big boss tries to punish them, that boss will get in trouble instead. It says these people are protected, and they can't sign any promise to give up these protections.