John Crane (government official)

John R. Crane
Education	Northwestern University Georgetown University
Occupation	Pentagon executive, consultant
Employer	U.S. Congress Defense Dept Inspector General Government Accountability Project
Known for	Support for government whistleblowers
Relatives	Günther Rüdel (grandfather)
Awards	Joe A. Callaway Award for Civic Courage

John Crane is a former Assistant Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Defense known for his advocacy on behalf of government whistleblowers. He was fired in 2013 and now works for the Government Accountability Project, a non-governmental whistleblower support organization.

Crane graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor's degree in Asian studies in 1980. He then studied at the Arabic Language Unit of the American University in Cairo from 1980-82.

Crane worked as press secretary for Republican Congressman Bill Dickinson, ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee, from 1985-87. Dickinson advocated establishing an Office of the Inspector General in the Defense Department. When that office was created in 1982, Crane became one of its first employees, helping to set up the hotlines for whistleblowers to report waste, fraud, or abuse. He had the text of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 printed up as pamphlets for the personnel in the IG's office to refer to in carrying out their responsibilities. Crane's work also included crafting committee press releases involving analysis of the National Defense Authorization Act and consequences for national defense policy.

In 1987, Crane became Legislative Director and Press Secretary for Silicon Valley Congressman Ernie Konnyu, where he did supervisory work on formulating legislative policy agenda and communications thereof.

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