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Whisteblower Network News: WNN, Advocacy Organizations Send Letter to Biden Calling for Stronger Whistleblower Protections

WNN, Advocacy Organizations Send Letter to Biden Calling for Stronger Whistleblower Protections This article features our Legal Director Tom Devine and was originally published here. On April 1, Whistleblower Network News (WNN), along with 264 advocacy organizations, sent a letter to President Biden and four members of Congress calling for increased protections for whistleblowers. The letter is addressed to [...]

Whistle-Blower2021-04-05T16:03:25-04:00April 5th, 2021|Congress: Legislation and Oversight, Government Accountability, In The News, Open Letter, US Government, Whistleblower Rights|

Government Executive: Over 200 Groups Call for Whistleblower Reform for Public Servants

Over 200 Groups Call for Whistleblower Reform for Public Servants This article features our Legal Director Tom Devine and was originally published here. Over 200 groups called on President Biden and congressional leadership on Thursday to enact stronger whistleblower protection laws, especially to ensure that the government is fairly spending trillions of dollars in pandemic [...]

Whistle-Blower2021-04-01T16:20:02-04:00April 1st, 2021|Congress: Legislation and Oversight, Government Accountability, In The News, Open Letter, US Government, Whistleblower Rights|

The Hill: Over 260 groups call on Biden to improve whistleblower protections

Over 260 groups call on Biden to improve whistleblower protections This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. More than 260 organizations urged President Biden and Congress to support freedom of speech protections for whistleblowers by making improvements to protections. The Government Accountability Project, a nonprofit that works with whistleblowers and on whistleblowing legislation, led [...]

Whistle-Blower2021-11-22T11:35:04-05:00April 1st, 2021|Congress: Legislation and Oversight, Government Accountability, In The News, Open Letter, US Government, Whistleblower Rights|

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 Telegram: The whistleblower’s dilemma: to report or not?

The whistleblower's dilemma: to report or not? This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. JOHN'S, N.L. — If you’re thinking about blowing the whistle on wrongdoing in a public sector workplace, there is legislation to guide you, but it’s still a scary prospect. “I can tell you there is a fair amount [...]

Whistle-Blower2021-03-22T12:28:44-04:00March 22nd, 2021|Accountability, Government Accountability, In The News, International, International Whistleblower Rights, Whistleblower Rights|

The Hill: Voice of America whistleblowers call for investigation into previous CEO

Voice of America whistleblowers call for investigation into previous CEO This article features our Senior Counsel David Seide and was originally published here. A coalition of whistleblowers is calling for a government probe into the former head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media who spent nearly $2 million in federal funds investigating Voice of America employees. Pack, [...]

Whistle-Blower2021-11-22T11:35:16-05:00March 19th, 2021|Government Accountability, In The News, US Government, VOA Whistleblowers|

Press Release: Whistleblowers Reveal More Alarming Details About Law Firm Contracts Awarded by Voice of America Overseer to Investigate Federal Employees

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 18, 2021 Whistleblowers Reveal More Alarming Details About Law Firm Contracts Awarded by Voice of America Overseer to Investigate Federal Employees New Documents Show that McGuireWoods and Caplin & Drysdale Billed Federal Agency $1.7 Million—Gross Waste and Abuse of Authority According to Whistleblowers WASHINGTON – Today, Government Accountability Project, on behalf [...]

Whistle-Blower2021-03-18T16:12:47-04:00March 18th, 2021|Government Accountability, Press release, US Government, VOA Whistleblowers|

Open the Government: Let’s Toast to Open Government—It’s Sunshine Week!

Let’s Toast to Open Government—It’s Sunshine Week! This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. Let’s start with three facts. When Steven Mnuchin was Trump’s Treasury Secretary, his plane travel cost taxpayers $1 million. The Trump White House sought to bury a government health study on PFAS, a class of toxins found in drinking water. [...]

Whistle-Blower2021-03-18T10:55:25-04:00March 18th, 2021|Federal Whistleblowers, Government Accountability, In The News, National Security, Sunshine Week, US Government, Whistleblower Rights|

The Hill Times: Opposition parties should force feds to strengthen whistleblower protections with private member’s bill, says watchdog

Opposition parties should force feds to strengthen whistleblower protections with private member’s bill, says watchdog This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. While the governing party bears much of the responsibility for the lack of movement on this issue, opposition parties, over the years, have not exhausted all avenues for pressuring [...]

Whistle-Blower2023-07-17T10:41:38-04:00March 17th, 2021|Accountability, In The News, International, International Whistleblower Rights, Scott Allen, Whistleblower Rights|

THISDAY: Are Whistleblowing Laws Working?

Are Whistleblowing Laws Working? This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. The International Bar Association has published a new report titled ‘Are Whistleblowing Laws Working?’ The report which is a Global Study of Whistleblower Protection Litigation, tracks the record of whistleblower laws in 38 countries, and provides an unprecedented effort to [...]

Whistle-Blower2021-03-16T13:01:45-04:00March 16th, 2021|Accountability, IBA, In The News, International, International Whistleblower Rights, Whistleblower Rights|