Let's look at the time-line today, as of right now, there are over 20 blogs that have written a post about this very newsworthy story for their readers and over 150 comments on the Washington Post.com website. Given this short amount of time, for such a niche subject matter, this is amazing.  I enjoy reading blog posts and viewpoints on qui tam issues, and writing is very subjective. However, I feel the best blog posts are when a blogger, shares personal views and makes a statement about something. This is what makes a reader come back for more to a blog.

Here are a few posts that I enjoyed reading today:  I started out on this quest, reading a post from Jesselyn Radack of the Daily KOS. Jesselyn shares that she has first hand experience with these cases. Prior to joining the Government Accountability Project, she handled Iraq reconstruction fraud cases. Jesselyn also shares that it is not uncommon for the Justice Department to seek extensions of the seal on a qui tam whistleblower suit for 6 or 12 months while it investigates the case. The most puzzling question is why are Iraq reconstruction fraud suits, taking several  years,  yet remain entirely under wraps? 

Jeffrey M. Hirsch of the The Workplace Prof Blog, did a fine detailed synopsis of the article in the blog post "Qui tam delays". I  agree with Jeffrey's assertion that "with the recent Supreme Court qui tam decision, this relatively hidden area of the law may be getting some of the attention that it deserves". I always enjoy reading this blog.

I was intrigued by the blog post from the Wordpress blog, Slabbed entitled " Good Job Brownie: The Washington Post Reports on Qui Tam Backlog in DC" They pose the question "Is it any wonder everyday people feel the concept of justice only applies to the wealthy and big business."  Great title....


Robby Moeller of the Voice in the Wilderness shared his thoughts in the post "Fraud and Uncle Sam". He adds that businesses defrauding the government is nothing new. Further, fe feels that fraud follows wherever government contracts or funds are being given out. I would love to hear a response from someone in the Federal Government to this statement.