This serious problem of ammonia-infused beef (which is not required to be labeled as such), was discussed over a year ago in an op-ed by GAP Public Health Associate Amanda Hitt. GAP worked with the reporter on this story.

By Michael Moss

Eight years ago, federal officials were struggling to remove potentially deadly E. coli from hamburgers when an entrepreneurial company from South Dakota came up with a novel idea: injecting beef with ammonia.

By Wayne Tompkins

The key whistleblower in the U.S. government's case against Swiss banking giant UBS's offshore banking practices is asking that his 40-month prison sentence be postponed and reconsidered.

The motion Bradley Birkenfeld filed over the weekend in U.S. District Court in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., would, if granted, push back the Jan. 8 date on which he is to report to prison and reduce his sentence -- which includes a $30,000 fine.

This Swiss news segment (in French) about UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld features and interview with GAP Homeland Security Director Jesselyn Radack.

Click here to view the segment

By Richard Lardner

A Marine Corps whistleblower says military officials are trying to force him from his job for exposing failures to deliver lifesaving equipment to troops in Iraq.

Franz Gayl, a senior civilian employee, alleges a series of punitive actions that underscore the challenges President Barack Obama faces in fulfilling a campaign pledge to treat federal whistleblowers as patriots instead of pariahs.

GAP’s new YouTube video showcases DC Fire Chief Dennis Rubin’s questionable statements and behavior in a deposition, regarding the cases of former firefighter Chris Sullivan and former general counsel for the Fire Department (and GAP client) Theresa Cusick.

By Dave Statter

WASHINGTON, DC -- The former general counsel for the DC Fire & EMS Department says she was transferred out of the agency after telling Chief Dennis Rubin about a cover-up involving one of his top aides. Theresa Cusick spent nine years as the department's lawyer and was moved out of her job three months after Rubin's arrival in 2007.

By Dave Statter

It is a fact of life for a modern fire chief that you or your department will get sued. I have covered many lawsuits against the District of Columbia Fire & EMS Department and its leaders in my almost 30 years of reporting on the department. What I have rarely seen are the inner workings of one of these lawsuits. That changed today when the whistleblower protection organization, Government Accountability Project (GAP). released a series of clips from the deposition of Chief Dennis Rubin in early October. It is in connection with a lawsuit filed by the former general counsel for the DC Fire & EMS Department, Theresa Cusick.

By Martha Brannigan

Whistle-blower advocates are asking U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to review the treatment of tipster Bradley C. Birkenfeld, the former UBS banker who was sentenced to 40 months in prison despite his pivotal help in the groundbreaking case against the Swiss banking giant.

By Helena Bottemiller

The Government Accountability Project (GAP) held a conference yesterday focused on the important role whistleblowers play in protecting the food supply, exploring ways to empower more food workers to speak out against inhumane and unsafe practices in the food system.

By Annette Cary

Hanford Challenge of Seattle is organizing a Hanford summit, saying that polarization between the east and west sides of the state has prevented discussion of important Hanford issues.

Western Washington and Portland are "concerned about Hanford's environmental impact past, present and future," the advocacy group says on its website.