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Washington Examiner: CBP doctor attempts to secure fentanyl lollipops for UN meeting

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 [...]

Sydney.Johnson2024-02-16T15:36:01-05:00February 16th, 2024|Government Contractors, ICE Detention, Immigration, In The News|

Washington Times: Whistleblowers reveal stark lapses in Border Patrol’s medical handling

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 [...]

Sydney.Johnson2024-02-16T15:32:29-05:00February 16th, 2024|Government Contractors, ICE Detention, Immigration, In The News|

Slate: Border Patrol Official Accused of Demanding “Fentanyl Lollipops” for Work Trip on a Helicopter

Slate: Border Patrol Official Accused of Demanding “Fentanyl Lollipops” for Work Trip on a Helicopter This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower clients disclosures and was originally published here. A new whistleblower report first covered by NBC News alleges that the Customs and Border Protection agency’s chief medical officer, whose name is Alexander Eastman, demanded that his staff [...]

Sydney.Johnson2024-02-16T13:59:21-05:00February 16th, 2024|ICE Detention, Immigration, In The News|

CBS: Customs and Border Protection’s top doctor tried to order fentanyl lollipops for helicopter trip to U.N., whistleblowers say

CBS: Customs and Border Protection's top doctor tried to order fentanyl lollipops for helicopter trip to U.N., whistleblowers say This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower clients disclosures and was originally published here. The chief medical officer for the Customs and Border Protection agency repeatedly asked staff members to order fentanyl lollipops for him [...]

Sydney.Johnson2024-02-16T13:58:33-05:00February 16th, 2024|ICE Detention, Immigration, In The News|

NBC: The top doctor for CBP tried to order fentanyl lollipops for a helicopter mission in New York, whistleblowers say

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 [...]

Sydney.Johnson2024-02-16T14:00:10-05:00February 16th, 2024|Government Contractors, ICE Detention, Immigration, In The News|

News Nation: Watchdog group sends Biden letter before East Palestine visit

News Nation: Watchdog group sends Biden letter before East Palestine visit This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. Ahead of President Joe Biden’s trip to East Palestine Friday, some residents are ambivalent about his visit after what they say is more than a year of feeling ignored by government leaders. [...]

Sydney.Johnson2024-02-16T08:42:14-05:00February 16th, 2024|East Palestine, Environment, EPA, In The News|

Detroit News: CIA terminates whistleblower who prompted flood of sexual misconduct complaints

The CIA this week terminated a woman whose whistleblower account of being assaulted in a stairwell at the spy agency's headquarters prompted a flood of colleagues to come forward with their own complaints of sexual misconduct. The woman's attorney called the action a brazen retaliation.

Mary Allain2024-02-12T14:55:34-05:00February 12th, 2024|In The News, Intelligence Whistleblowing, US Government, Whistleblower Rights|

MENAFM: A Win For Canada’s Public Servant Whistleblowers

MENAFM: A Win For Canada's Public Servant Whistleblowers This article features Government Accountability Project Legal Director, Tom Devine, and was originally published here. President -History was made recently when the peoples representatives in the House of Commons voted unanimously to improve the whistleblower protection law. OTTAWA, ON, CANADA, February 8, 2024 /EINPresswire / -- [...]

Sydney.Johnson2024-02-09T09:23:04-05:00February 9th, 2024|In The News, International, Transparency|

The Seattle Times: CIA Terminates Whistleblower who Prompted Flood of Sexual Misconduct Complaints

The Seattle Times: CIA Terminates Whistleblower who Prompted Flood of Sexual Misconduct Complaints This article features Government Accountability Project Legal Director, Tom Devine, and was originally published here. The CIA this week terminated a woman whose whistleblower account of being assaulted in a stairwell at the spy agency’s headquarters prompted a flood of colleagues [...]

Sydney.Johnson2024-02-09T09:08:46-05:00February 9th, 2024|In The News, Intelligence Whistleblowing, Whistleblower Rights|

Intelligencer: FEDERAL AGENCY WORKERS URGE CONGRESS TO PROTECT THEM FROM REPRISALS AGAINST WHISTLEBLOWERS

Harris’s refusal to “sound the alarm” that federal agency employees are not protected from reprisal and other unlawful agency practices puts American health, safety, security, and welfare at risk.

Mary Allain2024-02-08T11:06:55-05:00February 8th, 2024|Federal Whistleblowers, In The News, MSPB, US Government, Whistleblower Rights|