COVID19

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Georgia ICE Whistleblower Files Suit Against Private Prison Company

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Georgia ICE Whistleblower Files Suit Against Private Prison Company This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower client, Dawn Wooten, and was originally published here. A whistleblower who came forward with explosive allegations of medical abuse at a since shuttered immigrant jail in Ocilla is suing the private prison company that ran [...]

Press Release: Government Accountability Project Files First Amendment Complaint on Behalf of Whistleblower Nurse Dawn Wooten

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 11, 2023  Government Accountability Project Files First Amendment Complaint on Behalf of Whistleblower Nurse Dawn Wooten WASHINGTON—On December 29, 2022, Dawn Wooten, through her attorneys at the Government Accountability Project in Washington, DC and Jack Batson of Augusta, GA, filed a complaint in federal district court alleging that LaSalle Corporation and [...]

Our Top 5 of 2022

Our Top 5 of 2022 2022 was a record year! At Government Accountability Project, we were hard at work protecting whistleblowers and helping bring their disclosures to light. As one year ends and the next begins, we want to look back and reflect upon our best work and most important cases of 2022. Meltdown: [...]

Press Statement: Department of Health and Human Services Affirms Government Accountability Project Clients’ Disclosures of Unsafe Conditions Inside Emergency Intake Sites

For Immediate Release: June 24, 2022  Department of Health and Human Services Affirms Government Accountability Project Clients’ Disclosures of Unsafe Conditions Inside Emergency Intake Sites  WASHINGTON—On Wednesday, June 22nd, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General released a report affirming the disclosures of several clients of the Government Accountability Project, [...]

Government Executive: Federal Officials Discuss How to Make COVID Oversight More Effective

Federal Officials Discuss How to Make COVID Oversight More Effective This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. The head of a pandemic watchdog testified on Thursday that an update to a Civil War era law could help his team better fight fraud and build on their success over the past two [...]

NACLA: U.S. Immigration Detention System: “A Living Hell”

U.S. Immigration Detention System: “A Living Hell”This article features Government Accountability Project’s whistleblower client, Dawn Wooten, and was originally published here.In mid-September 2020, Dawn Wooten, a nurse at the Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia, filed a whistleblower complaint alleging dangerous medical practices at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility. According to The Intercept, which [...]

CBS News: Government medical advisers urge ICE to expand COVID-19 vaccinations for immigrant detainees

Government medical advisers urge ICE to expand COVID-19 vaccinations for immigrant detainees This article features Government Accountability Project’s whistleblower clients Drs. Scott Allen and Josiah “Jody” Rich, and was originally published here. Two medical advisers for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) implored the U.S. government on Wednesday to expand COVID-19 vaccination access and [...]

Buzzfeed News: The Trump Administration Violated Federal Law By Silencing Staffers During The COVID-19 Outbreak

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 [...]