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Fourth Installment of BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Report Reveals Terrifying Consequences of Cleanup Chemical Corexit

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 [...]

Sydney.Johnson2024-04-24T12:16:29-04:00April 18th, 2024|Activism, BP Oil Spill Anniversary, Climate Research and Assessment, Climate Science, Climate Science & Policy Watch, Climate Science Watch Update, Environment, EPA, Press release, Public Health|

Lessons Learned from 45 Years Working with Whistleblowers

Whistleblowing is the highest stakes, most significant expression of free speech. So, I’d like to share a dozen priority lessons learned that are summarized below.

Sydney.Johnson2024-01-23T15:45:21-05:00January 24th, 2024|Blog, US Government, Whistleblower Rights, Whistleblowers|

Miles Taylor Honors Whistleblowers in Compelling New Podcast, The Whistleblowers: Inside The Trump Administration

On July 17, 2023 at the E Street Cinema in Washington, DC, Best Case Studios and iHeart Podcasts premiered the seventh episode of Miles Taylor’s new podcast “The Whistleblowers: Inside The Trump Administration.”

Sydney.Johnson2023-08-21T12:31:20-04:00July 26th, 2023|1st Amendment, Accountability, Blog, Corruption, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Whistleblowers, Transparency, Whistleblower Rights|

Media Advisory: Whistleblower Organizations Host Premiere Screening of iHeart’s The Whistleblowers, Celebrate Publication of Blowback by Miles Taylor

iHeartPodcasts series "The Whistleblowers: Inside the Trump Administration," will be launching alongside Blowback: A Warning to Save Democracy from the Next Trump, the new book by Miles Taylor, best-selling author and former Trump administration official who authored the anonymous NYT op-ed.

Mary Allain2023-07-17T11:28:00-04:00July 17th, 2023|Corruption, Dawn Wooten, Federal Whistleblowers, ICE Detention, Immigration, Media Advisory, Press, Press release, US Government, VOA Whistleblowers, Whistleblowers|

Government Accountability Project Welcomes Latin America and Caribbean Delegation Through Department of State Visitor Program

Government Accountability Project Welcomes Latin America and Caribbean Delegation Through Department of State Visitor Program By: Sydney Johnson On June 6, 2023, Government Accountability Project hosted representatives from 11 countries from Latin America and the Caribbean who are part of the International Visitors Leadership Program with the United States Department of State. This [...]

Sydney.Johnson2023-07-11T14:35:25-04:00July 12th, 2023|Accountability, Blog, Federal Whistleblowers, International, Transparency, Whistleblower Rights|

Law 360: Feds Backs Ex-UBS Worker in High Court Whistleblower Case

Law 360: Feds Backs Ex-UBS Worker in High Court Whistleblower Case This article features Government Accountability Project Legal Director Tom Devine, and was originally published here. Law360 (July 7, 2023, 9:44 PM EDT) -- A former UBS employee's whistleblower suit, which was taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court, has garnered formal support from [...]

Sydney.Johnson2023-07-10T09:20:00-04:00July 10th, 2023|Accountability, Financial Accountability, In The News, Whistleblower Rights|

Hill Times: Advocates, MPs Point Fingers Over Delays to Long-Awaited Update to Canada’s Whistleblower Laws

Hill Times: Advocates, MPs Point Fingers Over Delays to Long-Awaited Update to Canada's Whistleblower Laws This article features Government Accountability Project Legal Director, Tom Devine, and was originally published here. Advocates and opposition MPs on the House Government and Operations Committee are accusing the Liberals of delaying a long-awaited update to the Public Servants Disclosure [...]

Sydney.Johnson2023-07-05T09:22:22-04:00July 5th, 2023|Accountability, Activism, In The News, International|

AlterNet: ‘Takes One’s Breath Away’: Voice of America CEO Found ‘Responsible for Numerous Improper Activities’

AlterNet: 'Takes One’s Breath Away’: Voice of America CEO Found ‘Responsible for Numerous Improper Activities’ This article features Government Accountability Project counsel, Davide Seide, and was originally published here. Michael Pack, the Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which oversees Voice of America, was recently found responsible for [...]

Sydney.Johnson2023-05-22T09:32:53-04:00May 22nd, 2023|Accountability, In The News, Transparency, VOA Whistleblowers|

Government Accountability Project’s Statement on the Expiration of Title 42 and the Biden Administration’s Asylum Rule

Today, fifteen months into his presidency, the Biden administration is lifting Title 42, a Trump-era policy held over by the Biden administration. We applaud the removal of this policy, which was rooted in spurious public-health grounds to limit immigration at the southwest border.

Sydney.Johnson2023-08-01T16:15:00-04:00May 11th, 2023|1st Amendment, Accountability, Fort Bliss Whistleblowers, ICE Detention, Immigration, Press release, Statement, US Government|

Independent, Non-Partisan Report to the President Confirms Whistleblower Reports of Misconduct by Trump Political Appointees at Voice of America

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 11, 2023 Independent, Non-Partisan Report to the President Confirms Whistleblower Reports of Misconduct by Trump Political Appointees at Voice of America Office of Special Counsel Determines Independent Investigation Largely Substantiates “Deeply Troubling Conduct” Reported by Government Accountability Project Whistleblower Clients WASHINGTON— On May 10, 2023, Special Counsel Henry J. Kerner, the government [...]

Sydney.Johnson2023-05-11T12:58:32-04:00May 11th, 2023|1st Amendment, Accountability, Corruption, Press release, VOA Whistleblowers|