Deputy Attorney General nominee James Cole, who GAP has been blogging about for some time, is currently appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing. Cole may face a fight on several fronts, including his actions as an "independent monitor" to insurance giant AIG over the last five years. Earlier today, GAP sent out a press release, with video postings, detailing questions that should be posed to Cole regarding his work at AIG.
The hearing can be watched here.
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Pacific Radio: Letters to Washington
GAP Homeland Security Director Jesselyn Radack appeared on Pacifica Radio to talk about the recent controversy surrounding Wikileaks.org - namely the online posting of the Army helicopter tape recording showing the killings of two journalists, the subsequent arrest of an intelligence specialist in Iraq who allegedly leaked documents to the website, and the Pentagon's search for the site's founder/publisher. Radack appeared after Daniel Ellsberg, the noted Pentagon Papers whistleblower, who gave the closing remarks at the recent 2010 National Whistleblower Assembly.
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Wall Street Journal: BP Crew Focuses on Costs: Congress
According to documents released by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, several questionable cost-cutting measures taken by BP in the days leading up to the Deepwater Horizon explosion and subsequent spew may have increased the risk of a blowout.
Mother Jones: Interior Rejects Calls to Shut Down BP Atlantis
In a new court filing, the Department of Interior argues against shutting down BP's Atlantis rig - which was the topic of a recent episode of GAP's television show Whistle Where You Work. The DOI responded to a claim filed by coalition partner Food and Water Watch, who is representing a whistleblower that has claimed the Atlantis rig is operating without crucial safety documents.
Wall Street Journal: FDA To Propose Tougher Rules for Outsourcing Drug Manufacturing
The FDA said it would propose stronger regulations on companies that outsource the manufacturing of their drugs; including requiring the companies to conduct on-site audits of the manufacturing facilities.
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Beth Adelson is Communications Fellow for the Government Accountability Project, the nation's leading whistleblower advocacy organization.
