Federal Emergency Management Agency personnel who signed an open letter criticizing President Donald Trump’s cuts to disaster funding have been interrogated in recent weeks in an effort to determine the names of colleagues who endorsed the letter anonymously or distributed it.
The 119th Congress Poses a New Opportunity to Protect Whistleblower Rights for Federal Judiciary Employees By: Maya Efrati, Olivia Hynes, Tara Davoodi In 2022, the Chief Circuit Judge of the Ninth Circuit received information that federal judge Kindred had engaged in misconduct. The ensuing investigation produced 1,039 pages of exhibits, revealing the extent of [...]
The high contrast in which Boasberg and Bove currently stand is the direct result of a case that, by an accident of timing and circumstance, bound their political fates together.
The Justice Department’s internal watchdog lost a crucial account from a whistle-blower detailing wrongdoing by political appointees for more than two months, prompting criticism that the agency’s inspector general has been inactive and silent during a time of deep turmoil.
Supporters say the legislation would close “loopholes” in existing whistleblower protections for federal contractors.
There is a Whistleblowing Crisis at VA, but There Does Not Have to Be This blog contains mentions of suicide. Over a decade ago, Brandon Coleman, a Marine Corps veteran and Addiction Therapist for the Phoenix Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital in Arizona, came to Government Accountability Project for help after he witnessed [...]
In a hearing Monday to determine the future of Voice of America, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth scolded the government for not complying with his preliminary injunction from April.
Voice of America told about 75 employees to come back to work immediately Friday amid escalating military action between Iran and Israel. Most of the staffers restored from months-long administrative leave were from the Persian news division of the government-funded broadcaster.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 1, 2021 Government Accountability Project and 276 Advocacy Organizations Call on President Biden and Congress to Pass Stronger Whistleblower Protections WASHINGTON—Today, Government Accountability Project is joined by 276 organizations in a letter to government leaders supporting accountability through strengthened whistleblower protections. The letter reflects broad stakeholder support consistent with last [...]
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 [...]
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