Fox News: Whistleblower alleges mistakes in initial East Palestine disaster response
Fox News: Whistleblower alleges mistakes in initial East Palestine disaster response This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower client, Robert Kroutil, and was originally published here. The Environmental Protection Agency disputed whistleblower claims of mistakes and "no confidence" in early data collected from the site where a Norfolk-Southern train hauling caustic [...]
E&E Politico: Whistleblower alleges mishandling of EPA sniffer plane
E&E Politico: Whistleblower alleges mishandling of EPA sniffer plane This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower client, Robert Kroutil, and was originally published here. A former EPA contractor alleges the agency grossly mismanaged its chemical detection technology in the days following the fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, [...]
World Justice Project: These 30 World Justice Challenge Finalists Are Defending Rule of Law and Democracy
World Justice Project: These 30 World Justice Challenge Finalists Are Defending Rule of Law and Democracy This article features Government Accountability Project's Democracy Protection Initiative and was originally published here. 2024 is a pivotal year for democracy, with over 60 countries electing leaders to govern nearly half the world's population. [...]
NewsNation: East Palestine residents condemn EPA after whistleblower claims
NewsNation: East Palestine Residents Condemn EPA After Whistleblower Claims This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower client, Robert Kroutil, and was originally published here. EPA whistleblower says the agency delayed its response to East Palestine East Palestine resident on EPA response: 'It's beyond criminal. It's evil' Residents continue to [...]
New York Post: EPA waited days to deploy data-gathering plane after East Palestine spill: whistleblower
New York Post: EPA waited days to deploy data-gathering plane after East Palestine spill: whistleblower This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower client, Robert Kroutil, and was originally published here. President Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency waited nearly a week to send up a special plane to test the air and water [...]
OCCRP: Destination Dubai: As the U.S. Was Rebuilding Afghanistan, Contractors Snapped up Properties in the UAE
OCCRP: Destination Dubai: As the U.S. Was Rebuilding Afghanistan, Contractors Snapped up Properties in the UAE This article features Government Accountability Project Investigator, Zack Kopplin, and was originally published here. As billions of U.S. dollars flowed in to rebuild Afghanistan following the fall of the Taliban in 2021, many [...]
Rolling Stone: Arms Dealers and Drug Lords Are Scooping Up Property in Dubai
Rolling Stone: Arms Dealers and Drug Lords Are Scooping Up Property in Dubai This article was written by Government Accountability Project Investigator, Zack Kopplin, and was originally published here. BUILDING AN ILLEGAL weapons factory is expensive. When convicted torturer Ross Roggio built his factory in Iraqi Kurdistan and manufactured guns that ended [...]
Associated Press: Whistleblower questions delays and mistakes in way EPA used sensor plane after fiery Ohio derailment
Associated Press: Whistleblower questions delays and mistakes in way EPA used sensor plane after fiery Ohio derailment This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower client, Robert Kroutil, and was originally published here. The U.S. government has a specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors that officials brag is always ready to [...]
NewsNation: EPA ‘failed to protect’ East Palestine residents after train derailment: Whistleblower
NewsNation: EPA ‘failed to protect’ East Palestine residents after train derailment: Whistleblower This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower client, Robert Kroutil, and was originally published here. An EPA whistleblower has stepped forward, saying the Environmental Protection Agency deviated from normal procedures when testing for chemical contamination after a train [...]
NBC News: Two top Border Patrol officials who partied with Mexican tequila mogul are now under investigation
NBC News: Two top Border Patrol officials who partied with Mexican tequila mogul are now under investigation This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower client disclosure and was originally published here. Two top Border Patrol officials are under investigation after they partied with and were hosted by a wealthy Mexican tequila maker who hoped [...]
Star Tribune: University of Minnesota professor’s book investigates shocking medical research abuse
Star Tribune: University of Minnesota professor's book investigates shocking medical research abuse This article features Government Accountability Project Legal Director, Tom Devine, and was originally published here. Movies such as "Erin Brockovich" depict whistleblowers as heroes who undergo tough times before earning the satisfaction that they've benefited humanity. University [...]
Whistleblower Network News: DOJ Must Listen to the Whistleblower Community in Developing Whistleblower Program
Whistleblower Network News: DOJ Must Listen to the Whistleblower Community in Developing Whistleblower Program This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is in the midst of a “90-day sprint” to develop a whistleblower award program. A DOJ Whistleblower Program based [...]
Government Executive: Group says CBP official drank while carrying firearm, retaliated against whistleblower
Government Executive: Group says CBP official drank while carrying firearm, retaliated against whistleblower This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower client disclosure and was originally published here. Representatives from a whistleblower nonprofit alleged in a letter Wednesday that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s acting chief medical officer, on [...]
USA Today: Crane whistleblower claims Army, Navy retaliated against him; may testify before Congress
USA Today: Crane whistleblower claims Army, Navy retaliated against him; may testify before Congress This article features Government Accountability Project Legal Director, Tom Devine, and was originally published here. A whistleblower and former safety chief at a southern Indiana military installation said since he filed a report warning of potentially dangerous safety lapses, the [...]
The Herald-Times: Crane whistleblower claims Army, Navy retaliated against him; may testify before Congress
The Herald-Times: Crane whistleblower claims Army, Navy retaliated against him; may testify before Congress This article features Government Accountability Project Legal Director, Tom Devine, and was originally published here. A whistleblower and former safety chief at a southern Indiana military installation said since he filed a report warning of potentially dangerous safety lapses, [...]
Rolling Stone: Hamas Arms Maker and ‘Serial Fraudster’ Gets 70 Years in Prison for Torture
Rolling Stone: Hamas Arms Maker and ‘Serial Fraudster’ Gets 70 Years in Prison for Torture This article was written by Government Accountability Project Investigator, Zack Kopplin, and was originally published here. IN A SECRET recording produced at trial, Ross Roggio, an international arms dealer and con artist from Pennsylvania, spat defiance [...]
The Washington Post: Gag orders are still hampering federal whistleblowers, agency warns
Agencies use gag orders because “controlling the flow of information is the key to avoiding accountability that’s unwanted,” said Tom Devine, legal director of the nonprofit Government Accountability Project that works with whistleblowers. Gag orders are “more destructive than retaliation [against whistleblowers],” he added, “because the information never gets out in the first place.”
CTV News: I traveled to Dominica to learn what happened to Daniel Langlois and Dominique Marchand
They were money launderers, they were cryptos-cammers, sanctioned Russian oligarchs, fugitive criminals from all around the world.
Fox News: Was East Palestine an EPA misstep?
"Watchdog group Government Accountability Project obtained emails after making a public records request. It's conclusion: 'Taken as a whole, these documents reveal EPA's dereliction of duty to protect the public and the environment.'"
News Nation: Ohio train derailment: Documents show EPA chose not to declare emergency
News Nation: Ohio train derailment: Documents show EPA chose not to declare emergency This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. EPA made the decision just three weeks after the derailment and burn Residents have complained of ongoing health problems Independent testing has shown evidence of [...]