Government Accountability Project praised the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural and Marketing Service for its rule that creates the nation’s first whistleblower protection for non-employees such as contract farmers and other producers of government-approved meat and poultry.
March 12, 2024 Legislation Cracking Down on Child Labor Exploitation Advances WASHINGTON – Last week, the Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act passed through the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs. Senator Booker (D-NJ) and Senator Hawley (R-MO) introduced the bipartisan legislation last year to address the crisis of [...]
March 6, 2024 Senate Committee Unanimously Votes Bi-partisan Mandate for Government Contractor Whistleblower Protections WASHINGTON – This morning, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs issued a unanimous bi-partisan mandate for taxpayer accountability. In a unanimous vote, the Committee passed S. 1524, Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2023. The legislation, [...]
Helicopters: Customs and Border Protection Official Under Fire for Attempting to Procure Fentanyl Lollipops This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower clients disclosures and was originally published here. A recent whistleblower report has shed light on an alarming incident involving the chief medical officer for Customs and Border Protection (CBP). According to the report, Dr. [...]
Washington Examiner: CBP doctor attempts to secure fentanyl lollipops for UN meeting This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower client disclosures and was originally published here. The top doctor for Customs and Border Protection attempted to secure fentanyl lollipops ahead of last September’s United Nations General Assembly, according to a new whistleblower report on Friday. Whistleblowers represented by the Government Accountability [...]
Washington Times: Whistleblowers reveal stark lapses in Border Patrol’s medical handling This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower clients disclosures and was originally published here. As the border crisis raged last year, the top official at Homeland Security’s border agency spent time trying to procure fentanyl lollipops for an unusual trip to the U.N. in New [...]
NBC: The top doctor for CBP tried to order fentanyl lollipops for a helicopter mission in New York, whistleblowers say This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower clients disclosure and was originally published here. The chief medical officer for Customs and Border Protection pressured his staff to order fentanyl lollipops for him to take to the [...]
A senior Customs and Border Protection official wrote a letter to Congress Thursday where he alleged that CBP failed to adequately monitor its medical service contractor before an 8-year-old died in U.S. custody in May—the latest in a string of criticisms over the the agency’s treatment of migrants as border crossings spike to record levels.
Un alto oficial de la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP, por su sigla en inglés) ha denunciado ante el Congreso en una carta a la que tuvo acceso el diario The Washington Post que sus supervisores le cambiaron de puesto cuando apuntó presuntas deficiencias del proveedor médico que atiende a migrantes en las instalaciones federales en la frontera, y evitó investigar su denuncia.
Today, Government Accountability Project sent a letter to Congress detailing the whistleblower disclosures of our client, Mr. Troy Hendrickson, regarding concerning performance failures by the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) medical contractor, Loyal Source Government Services, which were compounded by the unwillingness of the CBP contracting office to hold Loyal Source accountable.