The FBI and the U.S. Justice Department have finalized eight whistleblower-retaliation settlements, closing out all 10 outstanding cases handled by the nonprofit legal group Empower Oversight. The agreements, completed on Aug. 26, 2025, resolve allegations by nearly a dozen agents that they were sidelined or lost security clearances after raising concerns about political bias inside the bureau during the previous administration. Under the terms outlined in a letter to Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley, every whistleblower will receive monetary compensation, and four will obtain full restoration of back pay and benefits. Three agents—Garret O’Boyle, Stephen Friend and Zachery Schoffstall—are being returned to active duty with their clearances reinstated, ending unpaid suspensions that in one case lasted more than 1,000 days. Four other agreements facilitate voluntary retirements, and none require resignations as a condition of settlement. Empower Oversight said the resolutions correct more than 12 years of cumulative improper suspensions but added that additional employees who reported misconduct still await relief. The settlements mark one of the most comprehensive whistleblower redress efforts in FBI history and come as the bureau faces intensified scrutiny from lawmakers over internal accountability and retaliation safeguards.