In a Time of War, Ukraine Still Protects Whistleblowers By Sydney Johnson On January 23, delegates from Ukraine visited our office to discuss their nation’s whistleblower legislation and to hear our view. The delegation included a prosecutor, a judge, government officials responsible for whistleblower concerns, a representative of an anti-corruption NGO, and an investigative [...]
Anonymous Russian FSB Letters Reveal Internal Turmoil in the Kremlin – Part 3 By: Sydney Johnson The first two letters from the FBS agent go into the economic hardships, internal enemies, deteriorating support and health of the Russian population, and the panic of failed military plans. In the first letter, it is revealed Russia [...]
Anonymous Russian FSB Letters Reveal Internal Turmoil in the Kremlin – Part 2 By: Sydney Johnson In the agent’s second letter to Oschekin, there is more anxiety about the war and the Kremlin’s strategy. People in the special services who work on field operations are no longer allowed to return to ordinary life, [...]
Anonymous Russian FSB Letters Reveal Internal Turmoil in the Kremlin – Part 1 By: Sydney Johnson One year ago today, on February 24, the Russian military launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, escalating the Russo-Ukraine conflict to war. Very few individuals have come forward with information about the war in Ukraine due to the [...]
Bloomberg Law: Banks With Russia Times Targeted by US Treasury Whistleblowers This article features Government Accountability Project legal director, Tom Devine, and was originally published here. A US law passed after Russia invaded Ukraine has given a boost to a flawed Treasury Department program that lawyers claimed deterred whistleblowers from providing tips on the [...]
Coalition Calls for Permanent Inspectors General at the Defense and State Departments The Honorable Charles Schumer Majority Leader U.S. Senate 322 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Senate Minority Leader U.S. Senate 317 Russell Senate Office Washington, DC 20510 Dear Leader Schumer and Minority Leader McConnell, We, a diverse [...]
The Honorable Mitch McConnell Senate Majority Leader The Honorable Chuck Schumer Senate Minority Leader Dear Majority Leader McConnell, Minority Leader Schumer, and Members of the United States Senate: The Government Accountability Project, the Liberty Coalition, the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), and the Taxpayers Protection Alliance urge the Senate to send a strong signal [...]
For Immediate Release: 2/7/2020 White House Removes Impeachment Witness Administration’s Actions Against Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman Could Create Chilling Effect WASHINGTON - Today, CNN reported that Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman was “pushed out of his role” from the National Security Council. The move comes just months after Lt. Col. Vindman testified in the impeachment investigation, [...]
For Immediate Release 1/30/2020 Sen. Rand Paul Attempts to Out Alleged Ukraine Whistleblower Government Accountability Project Cautions Chilling Effect on Whistleblowers WASHINGTON ‒ Today, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) offered the name of a person who he alleges to be the Ukraine whistleblower on the Senate floor and at a press conference. Government Accountability Project National [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 11, 2019 UKRAINE PASSES ANTI-CORRUPTION WHISTLEBLOWER LAW New Whistleblower Law Signed by President Volodymyr Zelensky Stronger than U.S. Rights UKRAINE -- On October 17 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed new whistleblower reforms into law. Current questions about Ukraine’s commitment to fight corruption complicate Zelensky’s efforts to implement his campaign promise to [...]