August 21, 2018
From fiscal year 2013 through 2017 and fiscal year 2018 (through July 18) there have been 889 properly-filed WP-APP Forms. (https://www.sec.gov/files/18-02437-FOIA_Redacted.pdf)
During that same time there were only 126 Whistleblower Award Orders. This averages out to 2.1 Whistleblower Award Orders per month.
At the rate of 2.1 Whistleblower Award Orders per month and assuming there are 763 not yet decided Whistleblower properly-filed Whistleblower Claims:
1.) A Whistelblower that submits a properly-filed Whistleblower Claim today can expect to wait 363 months (30.25 years) before a final Whistleblower Order
2.) A Whistleblower that submits a Whistleblower Tip today can expect to wait 363 months (30.25 years) plus an additional 2-5 years of time for enforcement staff to investigate and/or litigate.
30.25 years is a LONG time to wait for a Whistleblower Award. In fact, it is beyond contemplation and beyond many would-be-whistleblower's own life expectancy (especially so for senior management).