COVID-19 cases in ICE detention centers have jumped 520 percent this year This article features Government Accountability Project’s whistleblower client, Dr. Scott Allen, and was originally published here. The number of COVID-19 infections among U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees has risen 520 percent since the start of the new year, CBS News reports, "prompting [...]
Coronavirus infections inside U.S. immigration detention centers surge by 520% in 2022 This article features Government Accountability Project’s client, Dr. Scott Allen, and was originally published here. The number of coronavirus infections among immigrants detained at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers has surged by 520% since the start of 2022, prompting calls [...]
DHS OIG Releases Report on Conduct at Irwin County Detention Center, Target of Whistleblower Complaints in 2020 This article features Government Accountability Project’s whistleblower client, Dawn Wooten, and was originally published here. On January 3, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report entitled “Medical Processes and Communication Protocols [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 7, 2022 OIG Report Confirms Whistleblower Claims of Wrongdoing at Irwin County Detention Center WASHINGTON- Yesterday the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its final report, “Medical Processes and Communication Protocols Need Improvement at Irwin County Detention Center” outlining Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) grave shortcomings [...]
The Trump Administration Violated Federal Law By Silencing Staffers During The COVID-19 Outbreak This article features Government Accountability Project’s Deputy Director of Legislation, Irvin McCullough, and was originally published here. The Department of Health and Human Services broke the law last year when it told staff members not to speak with the media during [...]
For Immediate Release: February 3, 2021 Government Accountability Project, National COSH, and 100+ Worker Groups Release 2021 “Agenda for Worker Safety and Health” OSHA a catastrophic failure during pandemic – agenda outlines how Biden-Harris Administration can protect workers and rebuild our economy WASHINGTON – As we hit the one-year anniversary of COVID-19 entering the [...]
December 11, 2020 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker United States House of Representatives The Honorable Charles Schumer Minority Leader United States Senate Dear Speaker Pelosi and Leader Schumer, The undersigned organizations are united in our commitment to ensuring excellence and integrity in the federal government for the betterment of the American people. We write to [...]
Corrupted: Failing Our Truth-Tellers This article features our client Dawn Wooten and was originally published here. Whistleblowers are the public’s first line of defense against corruption and abuse of power. And amid the coronavirus crisis, it’s particularly critical for public health and safety that truth-telling and whistleblowing are encouraged—both in and outside of government. [...]
VOA White House Reporter Investigated For Anti-Trump Bias By Political Appointees This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. Two political appointees at the federal agency that oversees the Voice of America recently investigated one of its most prominent journalists to make the case he was biased against President Trump. NPR [...]
Lawmakers who toured Georgia's Irwin County Detention Center raise concerns This article features our client Dawn Wooten and was originally published here. Several members of Congress called for a detention facility in Georgia to be shut down pending investigation after women detainees told them of being forced into unnecessary gynecological procedures with dirty equipment that [...]