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Press Releases
Press Release: Government Accountability Project Represents Anonymous Whistleblower Featured in New York Times Article on DOJ Failure to Investigate Cleveland Police Shooting Death of Tamir Rice
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 29, 2020 Government Accountability Project Represents Anonymous Whistleblower Featured in New York Times Article on DOJ Failure to Investigate Cleveland Police Shooting Death of Tamir Rice WASHINGTON— The New York Times is reporting that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights [...]
Press Statement: Government Accountability Project Denounces Political Appointee’s Attempt to Eliminate Firewall at Voice for America
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 27, 2020 Government Accountability Project Denounces Political Appointee’s Attempt to Eliminate Firewall at Voice for America WASHINGTON— Late Monday night, Michael Pack, the head of the agency which oversees the Voice of America (VOA), announced he was rescinding the recently-enacted regulation further enshrining the [...]
PRESS STATEMENT: Government Accountability Project Condemns Whistleblower Retaliation in Texas Attorney General Office
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 23, 2020 Government Accountability Project Condemns Whistleblower Retaliation in Texas Attorney General Office WASHINGTON—Two whistleblowers have been fired from the Texas attorney general’s office after submitting a complaint that their boss, Attorney General Ken Paxton, had been abusing the power of his office, [...]
Press Release: Government Accountability Project and the American Federation of Government Employees USCIS Council 119 File Letter to Department of Homeland Security on Illegal Gag Orders
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 23, 2020 Government Accountability Project and the American Federation of Government Employees USCIS Council 119 File Letter to Department of Homeland Security on Illegal Gag Orders Gag orders are violations of workers’ whistleblowing and free speech rights WASHINGTON – Last week a senior [...]
PRESS RELEASE: Government Accountability Project Overcomes Department of Justice Objection to Filing Amicus Brief in Defamation Lawsuit Against President Trump
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 21, 2020 Government Accountability Project Overcomes Department of Justice Objection to Filing Amicus Brief in Defamation Lawsuit Against President Trump WASHINGTON –Yesterday, Judge Robert A. Kaplan of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted the motion of [...]
Press Release: Top Advocacy Organizations Partner to Represent Whistleblowers and Protect the Election
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 13, 2020 Top Advocacy Organizations Partner to Represent Whistleblowers and Protect the Election Democracy Protection Initiative helps whistleblowers disclose the truth to protect the election WASHINGTON – Today, Government Accountability Project is joined by American Constitution Society, American Oversight, Citizens for Responsibility [...]
Press Release: Whistleblower Disclosure Reveals Illegal and Improper Interference by Political Appointees at the United States Agency for Global Media
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 24, 2020 Whistleblower Disclosure Reveals Illegal and Improper Interference by Political Appointees at the United States Agency for Global Media Government Accountability Project Clients to Testify Before House Foreign Affairs Committee WASHINGTON—Today, Government Accountability Project is representing Amanda Bennett, Jamie [...]
Press Statement: Virtual Forum on ICE Detention Facilities Featuring Dr. Scott Allen
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 21, 2020 Virtual Forum on ICE Detention Facilities Featuring Dr. Scott Allen WASHINGTON – Today at 1:00pm, the House Committee on Homeland Security held a virtual forum to discuss the conditions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities, including the findings of [...]
Government Accountability Project and Project South Send Letter to Congress on Behalf of Whistleblower Client
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 17th, 2020 Government Accountability Project and Project South Send Letter to Congress on Behalf of Whistleblower Client WASHINGTON—Today, Government Accountability Project and Project South sent a letter to Congress outlining the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General complaint from client and whistleblower, Ms. [...]
Blog Posts
A History of Standing Up for Democracy
A History of Standing Up for Democracy Government Accountability Project [...]
How Pennsylvania Can Win the Battle Against COVID-19 Fraud
How Pennsylvania Can Win the Battle Against COVID-19 Fraud By Edward Baker [...]
Notes from Underground: The Pipeline Pipeline (Part 2)
Notes from Underground: The Pipeline Pipeline (Part 2) This series assesses the [...]
Notes from Underground: The Pipeline Pipeline (Part 1)
Notes from Underground: The Pipeline Pipeline (Part 1) While recent court decisions have [...]
Government Accountability Project Congratulates Department of Defense Whistleblower on Victory
Government Accountability Project Congratulates Department of Defense Whistleblower on Victory [...]
Without Restraint or Precedent: Trump’s Attacks on the Inspectors General System
Without Restraint or Precedent: Trump’s Attacks on the Inspectors General [...]
Press Hits
Government Executive: Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill Seeks to Formally Authorize IG Website
Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill Seeks to Formally Authorize IG Website This [...]
The New York Times: Justice Dept. Is Said to Quietly Quash Inquiry Into Tamir Rice Killing
Justice Dept. Is Said to Quietly Quash Inquiry Into Tamir [...]
Jezebel: Report Finds 19 Women at ICE Detention Center Were Subject to Aggressive Gynecological Treatments Without Consent
Report Finds 19 Women at ICE Detention Center Were Subject [...]
Daily Mail: Mexican woman says ICE accelerated her deportation from Georgia detention center so that she would not report a gynecologist ‘who wanted to remove her womb’
Mexican woman says ICE accelerated her deportation from Georgia detention [...]
NBC News: Trump admin dismantles ‘firewall’ for editorial independence at U.S.-funded media outlets
Trump admin dismantles 'firewall' for editorial independence at U.S.-funded media [...]
Voice of America: USAGM CEO Criticized Over Move to Rescind Firewall Regulation
USAGM CEO Criticized Over Move to Rescind Firewall Regulation This [...]