April 19, 2024 To: the offices sponsoring H.R.8061 and committees of jurisdiction With deep concern, our five organizations – Government Accountability Project, National Whistleblower Center, Whistleblowers of America, The Anti-Fraud (TAF) Coalition, and Empower Oversight – come together to write to you in regards to the Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act as introduced yesterday, [...]
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 Oil Spills from the Deadly Dispersant Corexit.” The [...]
March 13, 2024 Announcing the Winners of the 20th Annual Ridenhour Prizes WASHINGTON – Today, we announced the recipients of the prestigious Ridenhour Prizes. Lea Ypi, author of Free: Coming of Age at the End of History, has been selected for the Book Prize. ‘The Janes,’ and directors Emma Pildes and Tia Lessin, will [...]
March 12, 2024 Legislation Cracking Down on Child Labor Exploitation Advances WASHINGTON – Last week, the Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act passed through the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs. Senator Booker (D-NJ) and Senator Hawley (R-MO) introduced the bipartisan legislation last year to address the crisis of [...]
Whistleblowing International Network: Whistleblowing Now and Then This podcast features Government Accountability Project Legal Director, Tom Devine, and was originally published here.
The Slovak Spectator: Whistleblowers’ ‘ambassador’: Without people’s support, whistleblowers can end up as martyrs This article features Government Accountability Project's Legal Director, Tom Devine, and was originally published here. Tom Devine, a US advocate for whistleblowers, has helped thousands of whistleblowers in his long career but the Slovak government’s current attempts to strip police [...]
NewsNation: 2023 in review: Investigating the East Palestine train derailment This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower client Scott Smith and was originally published here. (NewsNation) — In February, a Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. Some 1,500 residents were told to evacuate. Fearing an explosion, officials decided to vent [...]
The Foster Care System, Built to Protect Vulnerable Children, has Routinely Ignored Cases of Child Abuse and Trafficking By Sydney Johnson Sensitive Content Warning: This post discusses the death of a child due to child abuse. On October 25, 2023, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law held the first hearing [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2023 Updated: November 30, 2023 163 Organizations Call on Congress to Strengthen Whistleblower Protections for Government Contractors Groups Spanning a Wide Array of Issue Areas Urge Passage of the Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2023 WASHINGTON – Today, Government Accountability Project along with 162 other public [...]
Every President since Ronald Reagan has been contacted by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA.) to host an official Rose Garden Ceremony to honor and celebrate whistleblowers, yet none have done so. On Thursday, September 7, Whistleblowers of America and Government Accountability Project are hosting a Rose Garden Advocacy Walk to the White House.