Are whistleblowers allowed to blow their whistle to anyone? US has several whistleblower protection laws[1], but it seems to me that if you want protection from the law, you should report to the correct instances first, and then escalate from there. From Wikipedia:

> If the information that is being reported is classified, then the recipient must have a need-to-know and the recipient must hold a security clearance.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistleblower_protection_in_th...