Let’s Toast to Open Government—It’s Sunshine Week! This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. Let’s start with three facts. When Steven Mnuchin was Trump’s Treasury Secretary, his plane travel cost taxpayers $1 million. The Trump White House sought to bury a government health study on PFAS, a class of toxins found in drinking water. [...]
Note: this article, featuring Government Accountability Project, was originally published here. Roundup: Sidelining Science Hits New Lows in Response to Public Health Crisis This post is part of a series of quarterly roundups on scientific integrity. The first three months of 2020 provided an immediate and terrible demonstration of what can happen when an administration ignores [...]
Note: this article, featuring Government Accountability Project and our client Brandon Coleman, was originally published here. Whistleblowers Play Critical Role in Revealing Wrongdoing Sunshine Week, when journalists celebrate the free release and distribution of information critical to educating the public so democracy can function, begins Sunday. As part of its efforts to ensure citizens [...]