The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday unanimously advanced two bills expanding protections for whistleblowers who work for federal contractors and to fix a longstanding benefits inequity impacting around 1,350 U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers.
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs unanimously vote to advance the Expanding Whistleblower Protection for Contractors Act, landmark legislation co-sponsored by Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA).
Government Accountability Project is deeply concerned over the Midnight Rules Relief Act (H.R.77), a bill that passed in the House of Representatives yesterday. This bill threatens to eliminate essential Congressional oversight functions that will create a ripple effect on governmental transparency and accountability, environmental and consumer protections, and more.
Last week, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Whip and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the report “The Failure to Provide Adequate Care to Vulnerable Individuals in CBP Custody,” which presents the findings of an extensive investigation prompted by the whistleblower disclosures of Government Accountability Project clients, Troy Hendrickson and employees of the Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) Office of the Chief Medical Officer (OCMO), regarding concerns about CBP’s failure to properly oversee its medical care contractor, Loyal Source Government Services.
House Oversight and Accountability Committee ranking member Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) encouraged agencies to protect whistleblowers and uphold inspector general independence — noting past interference under the first Trump administration. Connolly on Wednesday sent letters, obtained by The Hill, to the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) and the Office of the Special Counsel (OSC), two agencies active in ensuring inspector general independence and protecting the rights of government whistleblowers.
Government Accountability Project has endorsed Congress Leads by Example Act (H.R. 9420), reintroduced by Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) on August 27, 2024. This Congressional bill would ensure that employees in the U.S. legislative branch receive the same whistleblower protections that it demands from other governmental branches or from corporations.
Secret phone and email data of senators and aides who often corresponded with anonymous whistleblowers were obtained by the Justice Department under the Trump administration.
During the Trump administration, the Justice Department subpoenaed congressional aides’ communications without their knowledge while hunting for leakers. Advocates say the practice must stop.
April 19, 2024 To: the offices sponsoring H.R.8061 and committees of jurisdiction With deep concern, our five organizations – Government Accountability Project, National Whistleblower Center, Whistleblowers of America, The Anti-Fraud (TAF) Coalition, and Empower Oversight – come together to write to you in regards to the Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act as introduced yesterday, [...]
Army Times: ‘Poop Falling from the Ceiling’ Shows Military Housing Issues Persist This article features whistleblower clients, Joy Viera and Erin Greer, and was originally published here. Joy Viera and her family were excited to move into base housing at Fort Gordon, Georgia, last May after living in hotels for five weeks. It didn’t last [...]
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