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Press Statement: Government Accountability Project Applauds Another U.S. Office of Special Counsel Finding “Substantial Likelihood” of Wrongdoing by Trump Administration Officials at Voice of America Overseer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 16, 2021 Government Accountability Project Applauds Another U.S. Office of Special Counsel Finding “Substantial Likelihood” of Wrongdoing by Trump Administration Officials at Voice of America Overseer Officials Paid Private Law Firm $2 Million to Investigate Agency Employees WASHINGTON — Government Accountability Project has filed multiple whistleblower complaints with the U.S. Office of [...]

Abby Schneekloth2021-02-25T13:16:43-05:00February 16th, 2021|Office of Special Council, Press release, VOA Whistleblowers|

NPR: Trump Official Cited Security To Kill Visas For VOA Staffers. Emails Say Otherwise

Trump Official Cited Security To Kill Visas For VOA Staffers. Emails Say Otherwise This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. Nabila Ganinda was awaiting a green light from the U.S. Agency for Global Media. The agency had hired Ganinda, a young Indonesian journalist, to work for two years at the Voice [...]

Abby Schneekloth2021-04-14T10:46:38-04:00February 16th, 2021|Government Accountability, In The News, Press Freedom, Top Tier Outlet, VOA Whistleblowers|

Press Release: Voice of America Reinstates Whistleblower Wrongly Fired by Michael Pack

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 11, 2021 Voice of America Reinstates Whistleblower Wrongly Fired by Michael Pack VOA Acquits Veteran Editor Falsely Charged with Improperly Posting Urdu Language Video of Biden Campaign Speech WASHINGTON—Today, Government Accountability Project applauds the recent reinstatement of a respected Voice of America (VOA) editor — a whistleblower — wrongly fired at [...]

Meagan Platt2021-02-11T14:40:56-05:00February 11th, 2021|Press, VOA Whistleblowers|

The Washington Post: Former Voice of America overseer hired two law firms to $4 million no-bid contracts

Former Voice of America overseer hired two law firms to $4 million no-bid contracts This article features Government Accountability Project and Senior Counsel David Seide and was originally published here. The former head of Voice of America’s parent agency hired two law firms to open-ended, no-bid contracts, including one specifying that top lawyers would earn [...]

Abby Schneekloth2021-04-14T10:11:27-04:00January 26th, 2021|In The News, Top Tier Outlet, US Government, VOA Whistleblowers|

Voice of America: USAGM Head Resigns Following Biden Request

USAGM Head Resigns Following Biden Request  This article features our Senior Counsel David Seide and was originally published here. WASHINGTON - The head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media stepped down Wednesday afternoon at the request of President Joe Biden shortly after Biden took office. Michael Pack served for just over seven tumultuous months as the [...]

Abby Schneekloth2021-01-21T11:35:30-05:00January 21st, 2021|In The News, Press Freedom, US Government, VOA Whistleblowers|

NBC News: Controversial Trump appointee overseeing VOA resigns at Biden’s request

Controversial Trump appointee overseeing VOA resigns at Biden's request This article features our Senior Counsel David Seide and was originally published here. WASHINGTON — The Trump appointee overseeing the Voice of America and other U.S.-funded broadcasters resigned on Wednesday at the request of the Biden administration, after a tumultuous tenure marked by accusations he was undermining the networks' [...]

Abby Schneekloth2021-04-14T10:13:27-04:00January 21st, 2021|In The News, Press Freedom, Top Tier Outlet, US Government, VOA Whistleblowers|

The Washington Post: Voice of America overseer spent $2 million investigating employees, complaint alleges

Voice of America overseer spent $2 million investigating employees, complaint alleges This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. The head of Voice of America’s parent agency hired a law firm at a rate of about $500 an hour and spent $2 million in taxpayer funds to compile personnel dossiers on managers [...]

Abby Schneekloth2021-04-14T10:14:47-04:00January 21st, 2021|In The News, Press Freedom, Top Tier Outlet, US Government, VOA Whistleblowers|

Press Release: Whistleblowers Sound Alarm on $2 Million in Gross Waste Spending Over Three Months by Voice of America’s Parent Agency

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 19, 2021 Whistleblowers Sound Alarm on $2 Million in Gross Waste Spending Over Three Months by Voice of America’s Parent Agency WASHINGTON—Today, whistleblowers notified Congress and the federal agencies assisting whistleblowers of at least $2 million in gross waste spending just in the past three months by the U.S. Agency for [...]

Meagan Platt2021-01-20T08:53:44-05:00January 19th, 2021|Press, VOA Whistleblowers|

The Guardian: VOA journalists call on director to resign over ‘propaganda event’ for Pompeo

VOA journalists call on director to resign over ‘propaganda event’ for Pompeo This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. A coalition of Voice of America journalists has called for the director of the organization and his deputy to resign, alleging in a letter they retaliated against a veteran reporter for questioning Secretary of [...]

Abby Schneekloth2021-01-19T11:25:17-05:00January 19th, 2021|Government Accountability, In The News, Press Freedom, US Government, VOA Whistleblowers|

Voice of America: Whistleblowers Demand VOA Director Resign Over Pompeo Speech, Staff Moves

Whistleblowers Demand VOA Director Resign Over Pompeo Speech, Staff Moves This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. WASHINGTON - Twenty-six journalists have demanded that Voice of America’s director resign after a series of alleged retaliatory measures and firewall violations culminated in the reassignment of one of VOA’s most high-profile reporters. A [...]

Abby Schneekloth2021-01-19T11:16:02-05:00January 19th, 2021|Government Accountability, In The News, Press Freedom, US Government, VOA Whistleblowers|