Washingtonian: Top Lawyers Hall of Fame This article features Government Accountability Project's Legal Director, Tom Devine, and was originally published here. Washington has the highest number of lawyers per capita of any city in the United States—more than twice that of New York City. In a place where laws get made, we’ve got a [...]
Whistleblower Advocates Speak at Inspectors General Annual Training This article features Government Accountability Project Staff Attorney and Director of the International Program, Samantha Feinstein, and was originally published here Joined by other prominent voices in public and private sector whistleblowing, whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn appeared at this year’s Association of Inspectors General Annual Training Conference [...]
Syracuse: Portraits of Courageous Defenders of Social and Environmental Justice at ArtRage Gallery This article features Government Accountability Project client Dawn Wooten and was originally published here. Robert Shetterly’s exhibition at the ArtRage Gallery draws from a long-term body of work, his “Americans Who Tell the Truth” series. Over the last 20 years, he’s created 265 paintings, [...]
July 22, 2021 Senator Chuck Grassley 135 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 RE: Administrative False Claims Act of 2021 Dear Senator Grassley: The undersigned members of the Make It Safe Coalition (MISC) write to applaud introduction of the Administrative False Claims Act of 2021 (AFCA). The False Claims Act is America’s most [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 4, 2020 Make It Safe Coalition Praises New Legislation to Protect Whistleblowers Government Accountability Project Joins Coalition in Supporting Composite Legislation to Strengthen the Whistleblower Protection Act of 2012 WASHINGTON – Today, 10 organizations in The Make It Safe Coalition (MISC) Steering Committee praised House Committee on Oversight and Reform (COR) [...]
Note: this article, featuring Government Accountability Project and our Deputy Director of Legislation Irvin McCullough, was originally published here. Whistleblower Groups Urge Congressional Action on MSPB Nominees Whistleblower advocacy groups are urging congressional action on the Merit Systems Protection Board, which has lacked a quorum for more than three years now. The Project on Government [...]
For Immediate Release: 2/26/2020 Whistleblowing Community Blasts Merit Systems Vacancies Make It Safe Coalition Calls for Reforms to Whistleblowing Laws WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the members of the Steering Committee of the trans-ideological, bi-partisan whistleblower support coalition, the Make It Safe Campaign, sent a letter calling on congressional leadership to revive crippled Whistleblower Protection Act rights. The [...]
February 25, 2020 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader United States Senate 317 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Charles E. Schumer Minority Leader United States Senate 322 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker U.S. House of Representatives 1236 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 [...]