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Legislation Cracking Down on Child Labor Exploitation Advances

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 [...]

Report Echoes Whistleblower’s Alarms on Solitary Confinement in ICE Detention

February 6, 2024  Report Echoes Whistleblower’s Alarms on Solitary Confinement in ICE Detention WASHINGTON – “Endless Nightmare: Torture and Inhuman Treatment in Solitary Confinement in U.S. Immigration Detention,” a report released today by the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program, Harvard Medical School’s Peeler Immigration Lab, and Physicians for Human Rights, shines a light [...]

FOIA Request Filed Seeking Transparency on FEMA’s Role in East Palestine Train Derailment Response

We have submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) seeking access to records and communications related to President Joe Biden's Executive Order issued on September 20, 2023. The Executive Order instructed FEMA to designate a federal disaster recovery coordinator to oversee long-term recovery efforts in response to the East Palestine Train Derailment (EPTD). 

2024-02-02T10:21:38-05:00January 31st, 2024|East Palestine, Environment, Press, Press release|

FOIA for EPA Records on Facebook Censorship of East Palestine Posts Filed

January 11, 2024   FOIA for EPA Records on Facebook Censorship of East Palestine Posts Filed  WASHINGTON - Yesterday, we filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking communications between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Facebook regarding posts about the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.   The request comes after reports [...]

2024-01-19T13:56:06-05:00January 11th, 2024|East Palestine, Environment, EPA, Press|

Whistleblower Makes Disclosures to Congress About Substandard Medical Care in CBP Custody and Lack of Contractor Oversight

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.

Environmental Protection Agency Grants Government Accountability Project Expedited FOIA After Denying Original Request

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  November 3, 2023    Environmental Protection Agency Grants Government Accountability Project Expedited FOIA After Denying Original Request    WASHINGTON – Government Accountability Project filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review their records and results from its testing of dioxin and other chemicals [...]

2024-01-19T14:00:50-05:00November 6th, 2023|East Palestine, EPA, Press, Press release, Statement|