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The Guardian: VA doctors warn cuts, privatization threaten veterans’ healthcare

Nearly 100 doctors who have practiced at the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued a mass letter on Wednesday raising “urgent concerns” about Trump administration policies that they said will “negatively affect the lives of all veterans”. The letter sent to congressional leaders, Doug Collins, the VA secretary, and the agency’s inspector general marks the first time VA physicians have spoken collectively about staffing cuts and aggressive privatization moves at the nation’s largest integrated healthcare system.

Olivia.Hynes2025-09-25T11:26:24-04:00September 25th, 2025|Federal Whistleblowers, In The News, Transparency, US Army, US Government, VA Accountability, Veterans|

The Martha Mitchell Effect and New Watergates: Is The Past Truly “Past”?

Why believe Martha Mitchell? That was the question many of her compatriots and peers seemed to ask at the time when faced with knowledge of her Watergate whistleblowing. But the real question could be, in the modern age, why not believe Martha Mitchell?

Mary Allain2024-06-17T11:31:28-04:00June 17th, 2024|Blog, Defense Department whistleblowers, Department of Homeland Security, Intelligence Whistleblowing, Military Whistleblowing, National Security, National Security & Human Rights, US Army, Whistleblower Rights|

The Herald-Times: Crane whistleblower claims Army, Navy retaliated against him; may testify before Congress

The Herald-Times: Crane whistleblower claims Army, Navy retaliated against him; may testify before Congress This article features Government Accountability Project Legal Director, Tom Devine, and was originally published here. A whistleblower and former safety chief at a southern Indiana military installation said since he filed a report warning of potentially dangerous safety lapses, the U.S. Army and Navy [...]

Sydney.Johnson2025-11-05T10:53:15-05:00April 29th, 2024|In The News, Military Whistleblowing, US Army, Whistleblower Rights|

Sharyl Attkisson: Veterans’ personal info compromised?

Empower Oversight co-signed a joint letter (pdf) with other Make It Safe Coalition (MISC) members to the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee expressing support for whistleblowers within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and calling on the committee to investigate the claims made by those whistleblowers.

Mary Allain2023-06-27T11:42:55-04:00June 27th, 2023|In The News, US Army, US Government, VA Accountability, Veterans|

Military: ‘Poop Falling from the Ceiling’: Despite Improvements, Fort Gordon Families Detail Continued Housing Issues

Military: 'Poop Falling from the Ceiling’: Despite Improvements, Fort Gordon Families Detail Continued Housing Issues This article features whistleblower client, Erin Greer, and was originally published here. The Army and a private housing company have made some improvements in the year since the release of a scathing Senate investigation into unsafe living conditions at Fort Gordon, Georgia, [...]

Sydney.Johnson2023-04-19T11:39:24-04:00April 19th, 2023|Activism, Congress: Legislation and Oversight, Federal Whistleblowers, In The News, US Army|

Letter: Coalition Calls to support DC National Guard Home Rule Act

July 5, 2022 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House U.S. House of Representatives The Honorable Steny Hoyer Majority Leader U.S. House of Representatives The Honorable Adam Smith Chairman U.S. House Armed Services Committee The Honorable James P. McGovern Chairman U.S. House Committee on Rules Dear Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Hoyer, Chairman Smith, [...]

Mary Allain2022-07-06T11:03:42-04:00July 6th, 2022|Letter, Open Letter, Policy Paper, Sign-on Letter, US Army, US Government|

Government Executive: Lawmakers Look to Strip a Maligned Whistleblower Protection Office of Key Powers

Lawmakers Look to Strip a Maligned Whistleblower Protection Office of Key Powers This article features Government Accountability Project’s Legal Director, Tom Devine, and was originally published here. Key lawmakers are pushing to strip a much criticized whistleblower office of its primary powers just a few years after it was heralded as a transformational reform [...]

Mary Allain2022-06-17T10:22:19-04:00June 17th, 2022|Federal Whistleblowers, In The News, Military Whistleblowing, US Army, US Government, VA Accountability, Veterans, Whistleblower Rights|

The Guardian: Afghanistan collapsed because corruption had hollowed out the state

Afghanistan collapsed because corruption had hollowed out the state This op-ed was written by our Investigator Zach Kopplin and was originally published here. When the Taliban swept into Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, the militant group faced almost no resistance. The country’s now former president, Ashraf Ghani, fled to the United Arab Emirates, accused by one [...]

Mary Allain2021-08-30T12:53:14-04:00August 30th, 2021|In The News, US Army, US Government|

Defense One: Today’s D Brief: Biden on US leadership; China’s space station; Air Force One, delayed; Cost estimate jumps on interceptor; And a bit more.

Today's D Brief: Biden on US leadership; China’s space station; Air Force One, delayed; Cost estimate jumps on interceptor; And a bit more. This article features our Investigator Zack Kopplin and was originally published here. “American leadership means ending the forever war in Afghanistan,” President Joe Biden said in his first State of the Union address Wednesday evening, [...]

Whistle-Blower2021-04-30T16:40:20-04:00April 30th, 2021|Financial Accountability, In The News, International, US Army|

The American Prospect: How the Pentagon Accidentally Funnels Millions to Iraqi Militia Groups It’s Also Fighting

How the Pentagon Accidentally Funnels Millions to Iraqi Militia Groups It’s Also Fighting This article was written by our Investigator Zack Kopplin and was originally published here. Iraq’s Balad Air Base, home of the country’s F-16 program, was running out of fuel at the worst possible time. It was the spring of 2017 and the [...]

Whistle-Blower2021-03-26T14:50:46-04:00March 26th, 2021|Government Accountability, In The News, US Army, US Government|

The Guardian: VA doctors warn cuts, privatization threaten veterans’ healthcare

The Martha Mitchell Effect and New Watergates: Is The Past Truly “Past”?

The Herald-Times: Crane whistleblower claims Army, Navy retaliated against him; may testify before Congress

Sharyl Attkisson: Veterans’ personal info compromised?

Military: ‘Poop Falling from the Ceiling’: Despite Improvements, Fort Gordon Families Detail Continued Housing Issues

Letter: Coalition Calls to support DC National Guard Home Rule Act

Government Executive: Lawmakers Look to Strip a Maligned Whistleblower Protection Office of Key Powers

The Guardian: Afghanistan collapsed because corruption had hollowed out the state

Defense One: Today’s D Brief: Biden on US leadership; China’s space station; Air Force One, delayed; Cost estimate jumps on interceptor; And a bit more.

The American Prospect: How the Pentagon Accidentally Funnels Millions to Iraqi Militia Groups It’s Also Fighting

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