Blog Archives - Government Accountability Project

Government Accountability Project Congratulates Department of Defense Whistleblower on Victory

Government Accountability Project Congratulates Department of Defense Whistleblower on Victory Government Accountability Project congratulates Jacqueline Garrick, founder of Whistleblowers of America (WoA), on her recent victory at the MSPB following a years-long battle after blowing the whistle on attempted contracting fraud and tragic mission breakdowns at the Department of Defense’s Defense Suicide Prevention Office (DSPO). [...]

Katrina-Meyer2020-06-04T17:16:59-04:00June 4th, 2020|Blog, Defense Department whistleblowers, MSPB, Whistleblower Rights|

Without Restraint or Precedent: Trump’s Attacks on the Inspectors General System

Without Restraint or Precedent: Trump’s Attacks on the Inspectors General System By Katrina Meyer In the last few months, President Donald Trump has fired or replaced five inspectors general (IG): Intelligence Community IG Michael Atkinson, Acting Transportation Department Deputy IG Mitch Behm, Defense Department Principal Deputy IG Glenn Fine, Health and Human Services Principal Deputy [...]

Katrina-Meyer2020-06-03T12:42:49-04:00June 3rd, 2020|Blog, Inspectors General|

Empty Shelves, Culled Animals: COVID-19 Intersects with Decades of Industrialized Agriculture

Empty Shelves, Culled Animals: COVID-19 Intersects with Decades of Industrialized Agriculture For decades, whistleblowers have told us that it is dangerous when Big Ag puts profits over people. Companies such as Tyson, JBS, and Smithfield, which have historically bulldozed independent businesses to gain control of our meat supply, have built fragile global supply chains in [...]

Gabrielle.Simeck2020-05-18T12:27:24-04:00May 18th, 2020|Blog, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Pandemic, Coronavirus Whistleblowers, COVID19, Food Integrity, Public Health, Whistleblower Rights|

COVID-19 & the Dismantling of Oversight: How the Trump Administration is Exploiting the Pandemic and Public Distraction to Purge Whistleblowers

COVID-19 & the Dismantling of Oversight: How the Trump Administration is Exploiting the Pandemic and Public Distraction to Purge Whistleblowers As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to transform every aspect of our society, from our daily lives to the economy, Government Accountability Project continues to confront the unparalleled challenges of the current moment. While the American public is understandably distracted, the current administration is [...]

Gabrielle.Simeck2020-05-12T12:50:14-04:00May 11th, 2020|Blog, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Pandemic, Coronavirus Whistleblowers, COVID19, Uncategorized, Whistleblower Rights|

Captain Crozier’s Whistleblowing: Unanswered Questions and the Need for Reform

Captain Crozier's Whistleblowing: Unanswered Questions and the Need for Reform By Tom Devine The Military Whistleblower Protection Act is flunking the COVID 19 pandemic. Recently, some commentators have asserted that the Navy’s removal of Captain Crozier’s command violated that law. As one who actively participated in drafting all four generations of that law, I [...]

Gabrielle.Simeck2020-04-08T17:21:26-04:00April 8th, 2020|Blog, Captain Crozier, Coronavirus Pandemic, Coronavirus Whistleblowers, COVID19, Military Whistleblowing, Whistleblower Rights|

COVID-19: The Largest Attack on Whistleblowers in the World

COVID-19: The Largest Attack on Whistleblowers in the World By Samantha Feinstein The novel coronavirus has put whistleblower protection laws to the test. As the global community is counting each case of COVID-19 on a daily basis and seeing case numbers rise, the 45 whistleblower protection groups who make up the Whistleblowing International Network (WIN) [...]

Gabrielle.Simeck2020-04-17T17:29:45-04:00April 8th, 2020|Blog, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Pandemic, Coronavirus Whistleblowers, COVID19, International|

Social Distancing in Detention: An Inherent Paradox that Threatens Lives, for Detainees and the Public

Social Distancing in Detention: An Inherent Paradox that Threatens Lives, for Detainees and the Public By Emma Lyons Government Accountability Project has long represented federal whistleblowers who drew attention to threats to immigrant health and safety under the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” and “Remain in Mexico” policies. Even under normal circumstances, research has documented the [...]

Gabrielle.Simeck2020-04-02T11:17:37-04:00April 1st, 2020|Blog, Coronavirus Pandemic, Coronavirus Whistleblowers, Corporate Whistleblowers, COVID19, Immigration, Public Health, Uncategorized|

What We Still Haven’t Learned Since the 1918 Pandemic

What We Still Haven’t Learned Since the 1918 Pandemic By Katrina Meyer In recent weeks, a number of people have made comparisons between the current COVID-19 pandemic and the Spanish flu outbreak of 1918. While the degree to which these deadly disease outbreaks mirror each other is difficult to determine so early into the coronavirus [...]

Katrina-Meyer2020-03-20T11:39:21-04:00March 20th, 2020|Blog, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Whistleblowers, US Army, US Government|

Epidemics and Chilling Effects: A Dangerous Combination

Epidemics and Chilling Effects: A Dangerous Combination Barriers to Free Speech at Work, in China and At Home By Gabrielle Simeck Following the detection of a mysterious pneumonia-like disease in Wuhan, China, disinformation, public confusion, and political censorship all intersected to create a dangerous public health crisis. One whistleblower story is particularly representative of the [...]

Gabrielle.Simeck2020-02-28T16:43:29-05:00February 28th, 2020|Blog, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Whistleblowers, Whistleblower Rights|

Government Accountability Project Staffers Sign On to DOJ Letter

Government Accountability Project Staffers Sign On to DOJ Letter 2,500+ Signatures Strong, Letter Calls for Barr’s Resignation By Emma Lyons More than 2,500 former Department of Justice (DOJ) officials have signed an open letter published Sunday calling on Attorney General William Barr to resign. This follows numerous reports of Mr. Barr’s interference in a routine [...]

Gabrielle.Simeck2020-02-21T16:09:12-05:00February 21st, 2020|Blog, Intelligence Whistleblowing, Judicial Inteference, National Security|