December 11, 2020 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker United States House of Representatives The Honorable Charles Schumer Minority Leader United States Senate Dear Speaker Pelosi and Leader Schumer, The undersigned organizations are united in our commitment to ensuring excellence and integrity in the federal government for the betterment of the American people. We write to [...]
COVID-19 & the Dismantling of Oversight: How the Trump Administration is Exploiting the Pandemic and Public Distraction to Purge Whistleblowers As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to transform every aspect of our society, from our daily lives to the economy, Government Accountability Project continues to confront the unparalleled challenges of the current moment. While the American public is understandably distracted, the current administration is [...]
Social Distancing in Detention: An Inherent Paradox that Threatens Lives, for Detainees and the Public By Emma Lyons Government Accountability Project has long represented federal whistleblowers who drew attention to threats to immigrant health and safety under the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” and “Remain in Mexico” policies. Even under normal circumstances, research has documented the [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 31, 2020 Government Accountability Project Condemns Retaliation Against Doctors Reporting PPE Shortages is Protected Speech, Say Whistleblower Advocates WASHINGTON -- Today, Bloomberg reported that doctors working in different states across the US had faced threats of firing and in some cases were actually terminated after they spoke to the press about [...]
Note: this article, featuring our client Emma Reilly, was originally published here. UN Human Rights Office Accused of Helping China Keep An Eye on Dissidents A United Nations whistleblower is accusing the organization's human rights office in Switzerland of continuing to provide the Chinese government with the names of activists critical of Beijing. Emma Reilly, a UN employee who first alleged the practice in [...]
The Honorable Nahum "Naami" Litt (1935-2019) Government Accountability Project is saddened to announce the passing of the Honorable Naami Litt. A pioneer for corporate whistleblowers' free speech rights, Chief Judge Litt leaves a unique legacy that will make a difference for countless Americans. Officially high in the federal government's power elites, he used his position [...]
In Remembrance of Cooper Brown It is with great sadness that we announce that the Honorable E. Cooper Brown, director of Government Accountability Project’s Corporate Responsibility Program, has passed away. His professional life as an attorney was devoted in equal parts to advocacy on behalf of workers, adjudicating whistleblower and compensation rights of employees as [...]
Fast Facts on Legal Accountability for Outing the Anonymous Whistleblower By Tom Devine, Legal Director Donald Trump, Jr. and others’ enthusiastic efforts to expose the anonymous impeachment whistleblowers are felonies under relevant whistleblower laws, and the President has liability for launching their campaign through his own demands. While commentators are right that the whistleblower cannot [...]
Tom Devine Accepts Award on Behalf of Whistleblowers The Coalition for Integrity presented their annual awards on October 30 to recognize individuals and groups for their work on transparency and commitment to anti-corruption. An award was presented to Government Accountability Project’s Legal Director Tom Devine, which he accepted on behalf of whistleblowers. This was a [...]
Note: this article, featuring our Legal Director Tom Devine, was originally published here. If the Trump Whistleblowers Lived in Canada, They’d Face Serious Risks Whistleblowers put their careers, and sometimes their safety, on the line to protect democratic ideals and the public interest. Canada, like its southern neighbour, is not immune to whistleblowing controversies at [...]