A watchdog group representing federal whistleblowers raised new concerns to Congress on Wednesday about the performance of the Health and Human Services Department, the agency tasked with sheltering unaccompanied migrant children after they cross the border, saying poor oversight may have led to children working in unsafe and illegal conditions inside the United States.
Mass Tort News LegalCast: whistleblower.org, Government Accountability Project with David Seide This video features Government Accountability Project's Of Counsel, David Seide, and was originally published here. David Seide serves as Senior Counsel at Government Accountability Project (GAP), a non-profit supporting government whistleblowers, where he specializes in immigration issues. David began his career in 1983 [...]
This research was undertaken over a four-month period in 2018 and finalized in September of that year by Government Accountability Project Carvalho Fellow, Anna Levy. Despite enormous shifts and gains in the field of dissent and whistleblowing in international organizations and NGOS in the past three years, Levy hopes that her findings might [...]
TEDx Wilmington Salon: Whistleblowers and the First Amendment, July 30, 2016 In this speech by Louis Clark, Executive Director of Government Accountability Project, Clark frames whistleblowing as the inconvenient truth that is worth championing. Clark founded the organization in 1977 and has received numerous awards for his long-lasting commitment to advocating for [...]
TEDx Wilmington Salon: Whistleblowers and the First Amendment, July 30, 2016 In this talk on whistleblowing as freedom of speech, Government Accountability Project Legal Director, Tom Devine, illustrates the historical impact of whistleblowers and the potential of their truth to positively shape society. Devine has assisted thousands of whistleblowers since joining Government [...]
State Farm Ethics Lecture, University of Nebraska Lincoln, September 20, 2017 Dana Gold, Government Accountability Project Director of Education, facilitates a conversation with whistleblowers Richard Bowen and Walt Tamosaitis on their decisions to blow the whistle, the retaliation they suffered, and the changes they saw their disclosures make. Gold has been an [...]
National Press Club, Washington, DC, March 27, 2018 Panel discussion examining how the Trump administration uses public information officers to limit and shape reporters’ access to government information. Tom Devine, Government Accountability Project Legal Director, is featured as an expert panelist. Read More
Tom Devine and Tarek F. Maassarani This step-by-step guide details key information that potential corporate whistleblowers should know before, during, and after blowing the whistle. Read More
This resource was developed to support advocacy groups that, in the course of working on issues across the social, economic, and environmental justice spectrums, might encounter employees who want to share important information to advance accountability. The free guide offers practical guidance to help them protect and support potential whistleblowers while ensuring they are [...]
Published by Government Accountability Project in partnership with Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and the Project On Government Oversight, Caught Between Conscience and Career is a free survival guide for public employees considering blowing the whistle on waste, fraud, or abuse while maintaining anonymity. Whistleblowers can look to this guide for tips on how to avoid [...]
