Government Accountability Project applauds Senator Chuck Grassley's (R-IA) introduction of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2025, cosponsored with Senator Gary Peters (D-MI). This is a landmark piece of legislation that would finally provide FBI employees with the same whistleblower protections afforded to other federal civil servants.
“Government agencies for decades, have used lie detectors to catch leakers or anyone else they perceived as wrongdoers. The difference here is the volume," Devine said. "What used to be a sensitive, carefully considered high-risk decision, is now a knee-jerk reaction, and that’s what’s scary.”
A Crane whistleblower said the U.S. Navy retaliated against her after she refused to sign off on testing that would have subjected sailors to laser pulses that could have left them blind.
Why believe Martha Mitchell? That was the question many of her compatriots and peers seemed to ask at the time when faced with knowledge of her Watergate whistleblowing. But the real question could be, in the modern age, why not believe Martha Mitchell?
USA Today: Crane whistleblower claims Army, Navy retaliated against him; may testify before Congress This article features Government Accountability Project Legal Director, Tom Devine, and was originally published here. A whistleblower and former safety chief at a southern Indiana military installation said since he filed a report warning of potentially dangerous safety lapses, the U.S. Army and Navy have [...]
Representative Pramila Jayapal: Jayapal, McClintock, Davidson, Garamendi, Moulton Introduce Bipartisan Solution to Cut Wasteful Pentagon Spending This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Tom McClintock (CA-05), Warren Davidson (OH-08), John Garamendi (CA-08), and Seth Moulton (MA-06) are introducing bipartisan legislation to reform wasteful budget [...]
March 22, 2023 The Honorable Gary Peters Chairman Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs 340 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Rand Paul Ranking Member Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs 340 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable James Comer Chairman House Committee on [...]
Rolling Stones: Guns, Grift, and Gore: The Life and Times of an Arms-Dealing Hustler This article was written by Government Accountability Project's investigator, Zack Kopplin, and was originally published here. WHEN ROSS ROGGIO and his then-mistress arrived at New York’s John F. Kennedy airport in February 2017, officers from several U.S. government agencies were waiting [...]
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 [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:April 27, 2022The Essential Role of Whistleblowers in Countering COVID-19 DisinformationGovernment Accountability Project and Manchester Metropolitan University publish landmark report.WASHINGTON – A new report co-published by Government Accountability Project and Manchester Metropolitan University entitled The Critical Role that Whistleblowers Play in Countering COVID-19 Disinformation, tracks COVID-19 related whistleblower cases around the world and analyzes the significant role [...]
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