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Press Releases
Press Release: More Whistleblowers Step Forward with New Complaints of Gross Mismanagement, Waste and Abuses of Authority at the Fort Bliss Site for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 28, 2021 More Whistleblowers Step Forward with New Complaints of Gross Mismanagement, Waste and Abuses of Authority at the Fort Bliss Site for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children WASHINGTON—Today, Government Accountability Project, filed its second complaint with federal oversight agencies detailing abuses at the [...]
Press Release: Inspector General Clears Six Voice of America Whistleblowers of Wrongdoing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 8, 2021 Inspector General Clears Six Voice of America Whistleblowers of Wrongdoing State Department Inspector General Finds Charges Levied by Trump Political Appointees Against Six Senior Executives to be Pretextual, Created to Support Predetermined Decision WASHINGTON – Government Accountability Project applauds the [...]
[UPDATED] Press Release: Whistleblowers’ Complaints of Gross Mismanagement at Fort Bliss Immigrant Children’s Site Ignored
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 7, 2021 [UPDATED] Whistleblowers’ Complaints of Gross Mismanagement at Fort Bliss Immigrant Children’s Site Ignored Alarming Conditions at Site Managed by Department of Health and Human Services Put Immigrant Children at Needless Risk WASHINGTON—Today, Government Accountability Project disclosed abuses at the Fort [...]
Press Release: Government Accountability Project Applauds Landmark Whistleblower Legislation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 29, 2021 Government Accountability Project Applauds Landmark Whistleblower Legislation WASHINGTON— Government Accountability Project today praised the House Committee on Oversight and Reform for approving landmark legislation to modernize the Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA) of 1989. The last time Congress updated our national whistleblowing law was through the Whistleblowing Protection Enhancement Act of 2012, [...]
Press Release: Department of Homeland Security Medical Experts Blow the Whistle on Ongoing Dangers from COVID-19 in Immigration Detention Settings
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 25, 2021 Department of Homeland Security Medical Experts Blow the Whistle on Ongoing Dangers from COVID-19 in Immigration Detention Settings WASHINGTON—Today, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) medical and mental health subject matter experts are [...]
Press Statement: Asylum Seekers with Closed Cases Under the Trump-Era “Remain in Mexico” Policy Now Eligible to Pursue Asylum Claims
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:June 23, 2021Asylum Seekers with Closed Cases Under the Trump-Era “Remain in Mexico” Policy Now Eligible to Pursue Asylum ClaimsWASHINGTON—On June 22, 2021, the Biden administration announced that starting today, June 23, asylum seekers whose cases were closed under the Trump administration’s "Remain in Mexico" [...]
Press Release: Government Accountability Project and the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund Launch the Scientific Integrity Reporting Project
Government Accountability Project and the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund Launch the Scientific Integrity Reporting Project WASHINGTON—Today, Government Accountability Project and the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund (CSLDF), in partnership with the American Geophysical Union (AGU), the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI), the Jacobs Institute [...]
Press Statement: Government Accountability Project Urges Lawmakers to Include Whistleblower Protections in Law Enforcement Accountability Legislation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 10, 2021 Government Accountability Project Urges Lawmakers to Include Whistleblower Protections in Law Enforcement Accountability Legislation WASHINGTON – With reports that congressional negotiators are approaching agreement on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, Tom Devine, legal director for the Government Accountability [...]
Press Release: Whistleblowers Reveal Former Head of Voice of America Overseer Abused His Authority to Investigate “Disloyal” Federal Employees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 1, 2021 Whistleblowers Reveal Former Head of Voice of America Overseer Abused His Authority to Investigate “Disloyal” Federal Employees New Document Shows that Trump Appointee Michael Pack Relied on a Pretextual Justification Crafted by Political Appointees to Pay Over $1.8 Million for [...]
Blog Posts
Making an Impact While Supporting Whistleblowers: Five Tips for Public Interest Organizations
Making an Impact While Supporting Whistleblowers: Five Tips for [...]
Well-Known Hollywood Producer Leaves Legacy to Government Accountability Project
Well-Known Hollywood Producer Leaves Legacy to Government Accountability Project [...]
Protecting our Planet: Celebrating the Importance of Whistleblowers on Earth Day
Protecting our Planet: Celebrating the Importance of Whistleblowers on [...]
Women Whistleblowers in the Trump Era: A Celebration of Women Who Refused to Be Silenced (Part 2)
Women Whistleblowers in the Trump Era: A Celebration of [...]
To Promote Accountability, Support Whistleblowers
To Promote Accountability, Support Whistleblowers Whistleblowers are one of the [...]
Women Whistleblowers in the Trump Era: A Celebration of Women Who Refused to Be Silenced (Part 1)
Women Whistleblowers in the Trump Era: A Celebration of Women [...]
Press Hits
KDBC CBS 4: Whistleblower says migrant children at Fort Bliss face depression, filthy conditions
Whistleblower says migrant children at Fort Bliss face depression, filthy [...]
KVIA El Paso: More whistleblowers allege poor migrant child care at Fort Bliss
More whistleblowers allege poor migrant child care at Fort Bliss [...]
CNN: Whistleblowers allege poor conditions at Fort Bliss facility for migrant children
Whistleblowers allege poor conditions at Fort Bliss facility for migrant [...]
BuzzFeed News: Detained Immigrant Children Didn’t Have Adequate Masks During A COVID Outbreak, Whistleblowers Allege
Detained Immigrant Children Didn't Have Adequate Masks During A COVID [...]
The Hill: US used contractors with no childcare experience to run migrant facilities: whistleblowers
US used contractors with no childcare experience to run migrant [...]
CBS News: Migrant children in U.S. tent camp faced depression and filthy conditions, whistleblowers say
Migrant children in U.S. tent camp faced depression and filthy [...]