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Telemundo: Un alto oficial migratorio denuncia fallos en la atención médica en la frontera y le dice al Congreso que la CBP ignoró sus reportes

Un alto oficial de la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP, por su sigla en inglés) ha denunciado ante el Congreso en una carta a la que tuvo acceso el diario The Washington Post que sus supervisores le cambiaron de puesto cuando apuntó presuntas deficiencias del proveedor médico que atiende a migrantes en las instalaciones federales en la frontera, y evitó investigar su denuncia.

Mary Allain2023-12-04T15:20:01-05:00December 1st, 2023|Government Contractors, Immigration, In The News, US Government|

Whistleblower Makes Disclosures to Congress About Substandard Medical Care in CBP Custody and Lack of Contractor Oversight

Today, Government Accountability Project sent a letter to Congress detailing the whistleblower disclosures of our client, Mr. Troy Hendrickson, regarding concerning performance failures by the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) medical contractor, Loyal Source Government Services, which were compounded by the unwillingness of the CBP contracting office to hold Loyal Source accountable.

Mary Allain2023-11-30T12:02:52-05:00November 30th, 2023|Family Detention, Government Contractors, ICE Detention, Immigration, Press, Press release, Public Health, US Government|

Faith and Leadership: Honoring those who speak truth to power

Robert Shetterly creates portraits of people committed to telling the truth, and his work inspires conversation and discussion about Americans’ ethics, faith and social responsibility.

Mary Allain2023-10-04T14:52:17-04:00October 4th, 2023|In The News, Transparency, US Government, Whistleblower Rights|

Miami Herald: Sen. Rick Scott can protect Floridians — and their tax dollars — from fraud

In this instance, whistleblowers came forward with crucial information the federal government needed to take back fraudulently obtained funds. But in many cases, contractor employees may be afraid to come forward with such accusations.

Mary Allain2023-09-28T11:47:35-04:00September 28th, 2023|Corruption, Federal Whistleblowers, Financial Accountability, Government Contractors, In The News, Transparency, US Government, Whistleblower Rights|

Press Release: Government Accountability Project Praises House of Representatives for the Reintroduction of the Protecting Our Democracy Act

Yesterday morning, Congressman Adam Schiff and Speaker Emerita Pelosi held a press conference and release at the House Triangle to announce the re-introduction of the Protecting Our Democracy Act (PODA) to the House floor.

Mary Allain2023-07-28T13:51:59-04:00July 28th, 2023|Federal Whistleblowers, PODA, Press release, US Government, Whistleblower Rights, WPIA|

Coalition Letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee for Better Whistleblower Protects for VA Employees

We, the undersigned, appreciate the opportunity to share our views on the Draft HR G:\CMTE\VA\18\R\OANDI\VA_DISCIPLINE_01.XML that would amend title 38, United States Code, to modify personnel action procedures with respect to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and for other purposes.

Mary Allain2023-07-25T11:42:45-04:00July 25th, 2023|Federal Whistleblowers, Letter, MSPB, Open Letter, Sign-on Letter, US Government, VA Accountability, Veterans, Whistleblower Rights|

Capital Hill Citizen: Congress needs to protect government whistleblowers

“Whistleblowers play an integral part in identifying and rooting out waste, fraud, abuse, mismanagement, and corruption within federal agencies.”

Mary Allain2023-07-24T12:14:02-04:00July 24th, 2023|Federal Whistleblowers, In The News, MSPB, US Government, Whistleblower Rights, WPIA|

Our Roses for Whistleblowers

July 30th is National Whistleblower Appreciation Day— a day to honor and celebrate everything whistleblowers do for us and how much has changed because of their dedicated efforts.

Mary Allain2023-07-18T15:18:34-04:00July 19th, 2023|Blog, Transparency, US Government, Whistleblower Rights, WPIA|

Media Advisory: Whistleblower Organizations Host Premiere Screening of iHeart’s The Whistleblowers, Celebrate Publication of Blowback by Miles Taylor

iHeartPodcasts series "The Whistleblowers: Inside the Trump Administration," will be launching alongside Blowback: A Warning to Save Democracy from the Next Trump, the new book by Miles Taylor, best-selling author and former Trump administration official who authored the anonymous NYT op-ed.

Mary Allain2023-07-17T11:28:00-04:00July 17th, 2023|Corruption, Dawn Wooten, Federal Whistleblowers, ICE Detention, Immigration, Media Advisory, Press, Press release, US Government, VOA Whistleblowers, Whistleblowers|

Representative Pramila Jayapal: Jayapal, McClintock, Davidson, Garamendi, Moulton Introduce Bipartisan Solution to Cut Wasteful Pentagon Spending

Representative Pramila Jayapal: Jayapal, McClintock, Davidson, Garamendi, Moulton Introduce Bipartisan Solution to Cut Wasteful Pentagon Spending This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Tom McClintock (CA-05), Warren Davidson (OH-08), John Garamendi (CA-08), and Seth Moulton (MA-06) are introducing bipartisan legislation to reform wasteful budget [...]

Sydney.Johnson2023-07-13T09:23:21-04:00July 13th, 2023|Activism, Corruption, In The News, National Security, Transparency, US Government|