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Real Clear Politics: Sharyl Attkinsson: Pass the Federal Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act This article features Government Accountability Project's Legal Director, Tom Devine, and was originally published here. "Full Measure" host Sharyl Attkisson talks to Tom Devine from the "Government Accountability Project" about the Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act: SHARYL ATTKISSON: Last week we brought you [...]
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House of Representatives 235 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Chuck Schumer Senate Majority Leader 322 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Re: Support the ENABLERS Act in the National Defense Authorization Act Dear Majority Leader Schumer and Speaker Pelosi: We are a broad [...]
The House Plans to Take Up Whistleblower Protections Legislation This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. On the to-do list for the House, which came back in session on Monday, is legislation that would bolster whistleblower protections for federal employees who expose wrongdoing. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., wrote [...]
Lawmakers Look to Strip a Maligned Whistleblower Protection Office of Key Powers This article features Government Accountability Project’s Legal Director, Tom Devine, and was originally published here. Key lawmakers are pushing to strip a much criticized whistleblower office of its primary powers just a few years after it was heralded as a transformational reform [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:| June 9, 2022 Government Accountability Project Statement on the January 6 Select Committee Hearings WASHINGTON—Government Accountability Project is grateful for the vital work of the bipartisan January 6th Select Committee, which begins its next series of hearings today. Non-partisan career prosecutors will present verified evidence that more than 1,000 whistleblowers and witnesses [...]
Trump EPA head pushed agents to speed, run sirens This article features Government Accountability Project’s whistleblower client, Kevin Chmielewski, and was originally published here. Former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt prodded his security agents to drive recklessly and turn on emergency lights and sirens to maneuver around traffic in the nation’s capital. Interviews with agents [...]
Trump E.P.A. Chief ‘Endangered Public Safety’ by Ordering His Drivers to Speed This article excerpt features Government Accountability Project’s whistleblower client, Kevin Chmielewski, and was originally published here. "The names of the four whistle-blowers were not disclosed in the letter to Mr. Biden, and a spokeswoman for the E.P.A. said the agency, now under [...]
Lawmakers Urge POTUS to Nominate OSTP Director Amid Ethical Concerns This article features Government Accountability Project’s whistleblower client, Rachel Wallace, and was originally published here. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, urged President Biden on Monday to submit a nominee to direct the Office of [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 10, 2022 The Vital Role of Whistleblower Protections for Law Enforcement Officers Government Accountability Project publishes landmark report recommending urgent law reform to promote police accountability. WASHINGTON – A new report published by Government Accountability Project entitled “Breaking The Blue Wall of Silence: The Vital Role of Whistleblower Protections for [...]