Independent Reviews Confirm: UNOPS Must Reform Whistleblowing System
Transparency International, Government Accountability Project, and the Whistleblowing International Network demand better protection of whistleblowers and diligent investigation of the reports at UNOPS. Last month, the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) released two alarming reports by independent reviewers detailing abuses within the agency. These reviews found systemic [...]
Refugees International: 89 Organizations Urge the Biden Administration to Build Fair and Humane Asylum System Following End of Title 42
Refugee International: 89 Organizations Urge the Biden Administration to Build Fair and Humane Asylum System Following End of Title 42 Hon. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. President of the United States November 22, 2022 Dear President Biden: With a federal court striking down the use of Title 42 to summarily [...]
Letter: OLC Transparency Amendment to FY2023 NDAA 2022
November 9, 2022 The Honorable Jack Reed Chairman, Senate Armed Services Committee 728 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Dick Durbin Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee 711 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable James Inhofe Ranking Member, Senate Armed Services Committee 205 Russell Senate Office [...]
Government Accountability Project and Public Citizen Release Joint Statement on OSHA Whistleblower Regulations
November 3, 2022 James S. Frederick Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Occupational Safety and Health Administration U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20210 Re: Comments of Government Accountability Project and Public Citizen on OSHA Whistleblower Protection Program (OSHA Docket No. [...]
Re: Support the ENABLERS Act in the National Defense Authorization Act
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House of Representatives 235 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Chuck Schumer Senate Majority Leader 322 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Re: Support the ENABLERS Act in the National Defense Authorization Act Dear Majority Leader Schumer and Speaker [...]
Preventing a Return of Schedule F
October 27, 2022 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker United States House of Representatives The Honorable Kevin McCarthy Minority Leader United States House of Representatives The Honorable Charles Schumer Majority Leader United States Senate The Honorable Mitch McConnell Minority Leader United States Senate Sent via e-mail Dear Speaker Pelosi, Leader McCarthy, [...]
Status of Investigations into September 2020 Disclosures of Whistleblower Dawn Wooten and Immigrant Women Detained at Irwin County Detention Center
October 4, 2022 Joseph V. Cuffari Inspector General Office of Inspector General Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC 20528-0305 Re: Status of Investigations into September 2020 Disclosures of Whistleblower Dawn Wooten and Immigrant Women Detained at Irwin County Detention Center Dear Inspector General Cuffari, The Government Accountability Project and Project [...]
Letter: 101 Organizations Praise Chairwoman Maloney’s Efforts to Protect Whistleblowers
July 28, 2022 Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Chairwoman Maloney: The undersigned organizations applaud your leadership to protect whistleblowers, those public servants who risk their careers to provide the evidence against fraud, waste and abuse. We appreciate [...]
NGO Letter to Biden Administration on Urgent Action on Migrant Protections Protocol
July 20, 2022 TO: Hon. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. President of the United States Hon. Kamala D. Harris Vice President of the United States CC: Hon. Merrick B. Garland Attorney General Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Hon. Antony Blinken Secretary of the Department of [...]
NGO letter opposing T.42 amendments in appropriations
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker U.S. House of Representatives The Honorable Kevin McCarthy Minority Leader U.S. House of Representatives The Honorable Rosa DeLauro Chairwoman, Committee on Appropriations U.S. House of Representatives The Honorable Kay Granger Ranking Member, Committee on Appropriations U.S. House of Representatives July 15, 2022 Dear Speaker [...]
Letter: Coalition Calls to support DC National Guard Home Rule Act
July 5, 2022 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House U.S. House of Representatives The Honorable Steny Hoyer Majority Leader U.S. House of Representatives The Honorable Adam Smith Chairman U.S. House Armed Services Committee The Honorable James P. McGovern Chairman U.S. House Committee on Rules Dear Speaker Pelosi, [...]
Letter: Immediate Actions to Take on Title 42
June 8, 2022 Hon. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. President of the United States 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Hon. Alejandro N. Mayorkas Secretary of Homeland Security U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20528 Dr. Rochelle Walensky Director Centers for [...]
Letter: Coalition Calls for Permanent Inspectors General at the Defense and State Departments
Coalition Calls for Permanent Inspectors General at the Defense and State Departments The Honorable Charles Schumer Majority Leader U.S. Senate 322 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Senate Minority Leader U.S. Senate 317 Russell Senate Office Washington, DC 20510 Dear Leader Schumer and Minority [...]
Letter: Leadership Conference Title 42 Letter to Congress
April 26, 2022 Dear Representative and Senator, On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition of more than 230 national organizations committed to promoting and protecting civil and human rights, and the undersigned 205 civil and human rights organizations, we write to encourage your support [...]
Letter of support of the FTC Whistleblower Act 2021
Apr 15, 2022 The Honorable Frank Pallone Chairman, U.S. House Committee Energy and Commerce 2125 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers Ranking Member, U.S. House Committee Energy and Commerce 2125 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 RE: Letter of support of the [...]
Letter: Stopping the use of Title 42 for all
Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr. President of the United States White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC 20500 Honorable Kamala Harris Vice-President of the United States White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC 20500 Ambassador Susan Rice Director of the Domestic Policy Council The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, [...]
The Hill: Advocacy groups: Title 42 ‘undermines our trust in the administration’
Advocacy groups: Title 42 ‘undermines our trust in the administration’ This article features a coalition letter signed by Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. A coalition of 87 advocacy groups on Wednesday called on top Biden administration officials to end Title 42, a border management policy that [...]
Broad Coalition Applauds House Judiciary Committee for Whistleblower Protections
Broad Coalition Applauds House Judiciary Committee for Whistleblower Protections The Honorable Henry C. “Hank” Johnson Chairman House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet 2240 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Darrell Issa Ranking Member House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, [...]
Letter to Senate Leaders to Fill MSPB Vacancies
The Honorable Charles Schumer Majority Leader United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Minority Leader United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 February 15, 2022 Dear Leader Schumer and Leader McConnell: The undersigned civil society organizations urge you to allow the full Senate to consider and vote [...]
42 Orgs Challenge Biden’s NDAA Signing Statement
February 10, 2022 The Honorable Joseph Biden, Jr. President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear President Biden: We, the undersigned organizations, write to express our serious concern with your signing statement for the FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Presidential [...]