Origin in the congressional record
Joe Spielberger is listed in the official hearing materials as a minority witness for the House Oversight Committee hearing Restoring Public Trust Through UAP Transparency and Whistleblower Protection, held on September 9, 2025 before the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets.12
The hearing was announced in advance with date, time, venue, and witness focus.3
The hearing package identifies him as "Senior Policy Counsel, Project on Government Oversight," and the official transcript records his sworn opening remarks at HVC-210 as part of the witness lineup.24
Testimony as legal-source input
Spielberger argued that whistleblowers are a core source of oversight and that Congress relies on them for oversight and legislative responses in national-security matters.45
In his own statement, he described reporting channels through AARO and the intelligence community Inspector General and reported subsequent retaliation risks, including placement delays and access disputes tied to his disclosures.42
Evolution of the filing in process
His written testimony was filed as an official hearing document and paired with the published transcript and hearing archive, showing how a source-facing filing entered the formal process through notice, sworn testimony, and a permanent committee record.621
Spielberger also pointed to active and pending whistleblower reform bills in the same period to support calls for updated legal protections, linking his hearing statements to an ongoing legislative process rather than a single event.789