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Press Releases
Whistleblowers Disclose Misconduct by Acting CBP Chief Medical Officer
May 1, 2024 Whistleblowers Disclose Misconduct by Acting CBP Chief Medical Officer WASHINGTON – Government Accountability Project today submitted a protected whistleblower disclosure to Congress, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Office of Special Counsel on behalf of multiple employees of U.S. Customs and [...]
Statement Urging Congressional Oversight of CBP Medical Budget
April 30, 2024 Statement Urging Congressional Oversight of CBP Medical Budget WASHINGTON -- Today, Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Troy Miller testified at a hearing of the House Committee on Appropriations for the President’s fiscal year 2025 budget request for CBP, requesting [...]
ORR Affirms Whistleblower Protections in Finalized Rule for Unaccompanied Children
April 26, 2024 ORR Affirms Whistleblower Protections in Finalized Rule for Unaccompanied Children WASHINGTON – On April 23, 2024, the Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) announced its Foundational Rule to codify Flores protections for unaccompanied children. The final Rule establishes [...]
Public Statement Submitted Urging Congress to End the Abusive Use of Solitary Confinement in ICE Detention After 10 Years of Torture
April 23, 2024 Public Statement Submitted Urging Congress to End the Abusive Use of Solitary Confinement in ICE Detention After 10 Years of Torture WASHINGTON– Yesterday, Government Accountability Project submitted a statement to Congress in support of the recent April 16, 2024 Senate Judiciary Committee [...]
Fourth Installment of BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Report Reveals Terrifying Consequences of Cleanup Chemical Corexit
April 18, 2024 Fourth Installment of BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Report Reveals Terrifying Consequences of Cleanup Chemical Corexit WASHINGTON – Today, Legal Director Tom Devine and Environmental Investigator Lesley Pacey released a report on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill entitled, “Deep Impact: Ongoing Vulnerability in [...]
USDA Whistleblower Rights for Corporate Producers
Government Accountability Project praised the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural and Marketing Service for its rule that creates the nation’s first whistleblower protection for non-employees such as contract farmers and other producers of government-approved meat and poultry.
Government Accountability Project Applauds Biden Administration for Issuing Strong Protections for an Independent Civil Service
The rule, issued by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), will strengthen protections for nonpartisan civil servants across the country — the federal employees who serve the public regardless of the political affiliation of the President or partisan divides in Congress — from being replaced with political loyalists.
‘Put America On Commission Act’ Would Protect Whistleblowers, Remedying Fraud
As government agencies continue efforts to recover money lost through fraud within pandemic relief programs, Government Accountability Project is supporting federal legislation that is crucial for full success in recovering these funds.
FOIA Discovery Shows EPA’s Missteps Put East Palestine in Harm’s Way
April 3, 2024 FOIA Discovery Shows EPA’s Missteps Put East Palestine in Harm's Way WASHINGTON – On September 21, 2023, Government Accountability Project filed a Freedom of Information Act request that would launch an investigation into the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) actions following the East Palestine Train [...]
Blog Posts
U.S. Military Planes “Crop Dusted the Workers” During BP Oil Spill Clean Up
Corexit was a public relations triumph because it falsely made it look like the oil disappeared. But it didn’t. Rather the so-called dispersant fused with the oil to create a new, far more toxic compound that sank to the sea floor, creating an underwater Death Valley. Even worse, the price was grotesque human tragedy.
“They just guinea pigged him to death,” Exxon Worker’s Medical Horror Story
“He suffered for 30 years and unfortunately didn’t live long enough to see the other side of the 30 years - and maybe this is the way we do that,” she said.
Six Months into Investigating Government Missteps in East Palestine
What is the EPA hiding? Why did they not remediate the worst threat first? Why are they refusing to test residents’ homes near the derailment site? Why are the agencies withholding information?
Former Ridenhour Prize Recipient, Dr. Scott Allen, Shares His Origin Story of Resilience
Former Ridenhour Prize Recipient, Dr. Scott Allen, Shares His [...]
The Courageous Winners of the 20th Ridenhour Prizes
The Courageous Winners of the 20th Ridenhour Prizes The [...]
Talking Democracy Protection at the iGO Conference
We launched the Democracy Protection Initiative to support whistleblowers with information about threats to election integrity and the peaceful transition of power.
Press Hits
Whistleblower Network News: DOJ Must Listen to the Whistleblower Community in Developing Whistleblower Program
Whistleblower Network News: DOJ Must Listen to the Whistleblower [...]
Government Executive: Group says CBP official drank while carrying firearm, retaliated against whistleblower
Government Executive: Group says CBP official drank while carrying [...]
USA Today: Crane whistleblower claims Army, Navy retaliated against him; may testify before Congress
USA Today: Crane whistleblower claims Army, Navy retaliated against [...]
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 [...]
Rolling Stone: Hamas Arms Maker and ‘Serial Fraudster’ Gets 70 Years in Prison for Torture
Rolling Stone: Hamas Arms Maker and ‘Serial Fraudster’ Gets [...]
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.”