Press release Archives - Government Accountability Project

Government Accountability Project launches investigation into East Palestine disaster response, files FOIA lawsuit against EPA, provides citizen whistleblower protection for independent scientist Scott Smith

Government Accountability Project is launching its own investigation into the EPA’s response to the East Palestine train derailment and providing citizen whistleblower protection to Scott Smith, the independent scientist who uncovered significantly elevated levels of dioxins and related compounds, or furans, in East Palestine, Ohio.

Mary Allain2023-09-21T15:31:43-04:00September 21st, 2023|Environment, EPA, Press release, Public Health, Scientific Integrity|

Government Accountability Project Releases Issue Brief on Whistleblowers at the Intersection of Oversight Failures in the Immigration & Food Production Systems

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 21, 2023 Government Accountability Project Releases Issue Brief on Whistleblowers at the Intersection of Oversight Failures in the Immigration & Food Production Systems Numerous Reports of Immigrant Minors Working in Dangerous and Illegal Food Production Jobs Spur Need for Stronger Whistleblower Protections WASHINGTON – Today, Government Accountability Project published an [...]

Mary Allain2023-09-21T13:12:15-04:00September 21st, 2023|Children's Rights, Family Detention, Food Integrity, Immigration, Policy Paper, Press release|

Government Accountability Project Represents Ethics Expert Who Testified Before Congress on the Ethics Failures of Two Supreme Court Justices

IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 14, 2023 Government Accountability Project Represents Ethics Expert Who Testified Before Congress on the Ethics Failures of Two Supreme Court Justices WASHINGTON—On September 13, 2023, the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing to ostensibly address problems when lawsuits are funded by third parties not connected to the [...]

Sydney.Johnson2023-09-14T16:37:12-04:00September 14th, 2023|Press, Press release, SCOTUS|

Rose Garden Advocacy Walk to Show Whistleblower Support in Front of White House

Every President since Ronald Reagan has been contacted by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA.) to host an official Rose Garden Ceremony to honor and celebrate whistleblowers, yet none have done so. On Thursday, September 7, Whistleblowers of America and Government Accountability Project are hosting a Rose Garden Advocacy Walk to the White House.

Sydney.Johnson2023-08-29T11:07:59-04:00August 28th, 2023|Activism, Press release, Whistleblower Rights|

Voice of America Whistleblower Describes Truth-Telling in The Trump Era in New Podcast

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 17, 2023 Voice of America Whistleblower Describes Truth-Telling in The Trump Era in New Podcast “The Whistleblowers: Inside the Trump Administration” offers an insider’s view of whistleblowing in the Trump Administration WASHINGTON – Today, Voice of America (VOA) whistleblower Grant Turner and his colleagues describe the toxic work environment under [...]

Sydney.Johnson2023-08-17T11:20:11-04:00August 17th, 2023|Press Freedom, Press release, VOA Whistleblowers|

Press Statement: Netflix Docuseries “Meltdown: Three Mile Island” Nominated for Primetime Emmy Award

On August 1st, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences nominated the Netflix docuseries “Meltdown: Three Mile Island” for a Primetime Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Historical Documentary.

Mary Allain2023-08-15T15:40:54-04:00August 16th, 2023|Meltdown, Nuclear Regulation, Press, Press release|

Press Release: Heroic ICE Whistleblower Featured in New Podcast, But Her Story Isn’t Over

Today, nurse and whistleblower Dawn Wooten tells her story on the new podcast “The Whistleblowers: Inside the Trump Administration.”

Mary Allain2023-08-10T14:23:46-04:00August 10th, 2023|Coronavirus, Coronavirus Pandemic, Coronavirus Whistleblowers, COVID19, Dawn Wooten, ICE Detention, Immigration, Press, Press release|

Press Release: Government Accountability Project Praises House of Representatives for the Reintroduction of the Protecting Our Democracy Act

Yesterday morning, Congressman Adam Schiff and Speaker Emerita Pelosi held a press conference and release at the House Triangle to announce the re-introduction of the Protecting Our Democracy Act (PODA) to the House floor.

Mary Allain2023-07-28T13:51:59-04:00July 28th, 2023|Federal Whistleblowers, PODA, Press release, US Government, Whistleblower Rights, WPIA|

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 Raises Ongoing Concerns About ORR Emergency Operations for Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors Amidst News of New Influx Site

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 29, 2023 Government Accountability Project Raises Ongoing Concerns About ORR Emergency Operations for Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors Amidst News of New Influx Site WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, CBS News reported the Biden administration and Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) intend to open an “influx care [...]

Sydney.Johnson2023-08-01T16:10:47-04:00June 29th, 2023|Activism, Children's Rights, Family Detention, Fort Bliss, Fort Bliss Whistleblowers, ICE Detention, Immigration, Press release|