Whistleblower Rights

Letter to President Biden for Rose Garden Ceremony for Whistleblowers

May 1, 2023 The Honorable Joseph R. Biden President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Washington D.C. 20500 Dear President Biden: The undersigned members of the Make It Safe Coalition urge you to hold a Rose Garden ceremony for whistleblowers on Whistleblower Appreciation Day, July 30th, 2023. This date recognizes [...]

Bloomberg Law: UBS Whistleblower Case Creates Avenue to Upend Retaliation Test

UBS Whistleblower Case Creates Avenue to Upend Retaliation Test This article features Government Accountability Project, and was originally published here. Whistleblowers across various industries potentially face a heightened standard for proving retaliation now that the US Supreme Court is on course to clarify the burden-shifting framework in a case involving a former UBS employee. [...]

2023-05-05T10:14:19-04:00May 5th, 2023|In The News, US Government, Whistleblower Rights|

New Business Ethiopia: African Development Bank Rolls Out New Whistleblowing Policy

New Business Ethiopia: African Development Bank Rolls Out New Whistleblowing Policy This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. The African Development Bank Group has launched a six-month campaign to sensitize its internal and external stakeholders on its new Whistleblowing Policy, approved by the Boards of Directors in January this year. [...]

Dana Gold Sits Down with Whistleblower on Admissible Podcast

Dana Gold Sits Down with Whistleblower on Admissible Podcast Evidence is a key building block of our justice system. In our modern world, DNA and biological evidence is as irrefutable as science itself. However, what happens when it is flawed, disputed, or even manipulated? What happens when you are the person standing in the [...]

2023-04-11T13:51:43-04:00April 13th, 2023|Blog, Department of Justice, Whistleblower Rights|

Press Release: Government Accountability Project Submits Whistleblower Policy Recommendations to United Nations

For Immediate Release: March 24, 2023  Government Accountability Project Submits Whistleblower Policy Recommendations to United Nations    Washington – Today, Government Accountability Project sent a letter to the United Nations Internal Justice Council (UNIJC) regarding the organization’s lack of whistleblower protections. This letter and its recommendations were requested from the UNIJC Chairperson Dennis Byron [...]

Salon: “Pay-to-play theatrics”: Watchdogs call BS on Jim Jordan’s FBI “whistleblowers”

"Pay-to-play theatrics": Watchdogs call BS on Jim Jordan's FBI "whistleblowers" This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. Government watchdogs on Friday accused Republicans on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee of illegitimate "theatrics" as Democrats released a 300-page report outlining major weaknesses in the GOP's investigation into supposed political bias at [...]

Whistleblowing Now and Then: USA: Secrecy Superpower

Whistleblowing Now and Then: USA: Secrecy Superpower This podcast features Government Accountability Project's Legal Director, Tom Devine, and was originally published here. Welcome to a special series of the Whistleblowing Now and Then podcast, called: The Public Interest and National Security Whistleblowing: Looking Back, Thinking Forward. This 3-part series is a collaboration between Whistleblowing [...]

Press Release: Government Accountability Project Responds to Questionable Congressional Whistleblower Ethics in Joint Press Conference

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 3, 2023  Government Accountability Project Responds to Questionable Congressional Whistleblower Ethics in Joint Press Conference  Washington, DC – On Thursday, March 2, 2023,  shocking new reports were released about three FBI whistleblowers and the complications of their cases. Today, Government Accountability Project joined Common Defense and Congressional Integrity Project in responding to [...]

Media Advisory: Government Accountability Project Joins Congressional Integrity Project and Common Defense for Press Briefing on The Truth Behind Whistleblowing Ethics

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 3, 2023  Government Accountability Project Joins Congressional Integrity Project and Common Defense for Press Briefing on The Truth Behind Whistleblowing Ethics  Washington, DC – On Friday, March 3, 2023, at 12:00 PM ET, Common Defense Political Director Naveed Shah, U.S. Navy veteran and Common Defense Organizer Camille Breaux, Government Accountability [...]