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Press Releases
Press Release: Government Accountability Project Launches Democracy Protection Initiative
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 16, 2020 Government Accountability Project Launches Democracy Protection Initiative New nonpartisan program aims to safeguard election from threats through whistleblower advocacy and representation WASHINGTON — Today, Government Accountability Project launches the Democracy Protection Initiative, a nonpartisan program designed to support and [...]
Press Release: Whistleblowing Nurse from Detention Center in Georgia Reports Unsafe Practices that Promote the Spread of COVID-19 in ICE Detention
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 14, 2020 Whistleblowing Nurse from Detention Center in Georgia Reports Unsafe Practices that Promote the Spread of COVID-19 in ICE Detention Government Accountability Project and Project South client urges DHS OIG to address danger to worker, immigrant, and public safety WASHINGTON – Today, Government Accountability Project and Project [...]
Press Release: Government Accountability Project Supports DHS I&A Whistleblower
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 10, 2020 Government Accountability Project Supports DHS I&A Whistleblower WASHINGTON – On September 8th, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s Under Secretary of Intelligence and Analysis, Brian Murphy, filed a whistleblower complaint alleging retaliation for blowing the whistle on illegality and improper politicization [...]
Press Release: Make It Safe Coalition Commends New Legislation to Protect All Congressional Whistleblowers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 6, 2020 Make It Safe Coalition Commends New Legislation to Protect All Congressional Whistleblowers Government Accountability Project Joins Coalition in Supporting the Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act WASHINGTON — This morning, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) introduced the Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act to strengthen federal [...]
Press Release: Make It Safe Coalition Praises New Legislation to Protect Whistleblowers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 4, 2020 Make It Safe Coalition Praises New Legislation to Protect Whistleblowers Government Accountability Project Joins Coalition in Supporting Composite Legislation to Strengthen the Whistleblower Protection Act of 2012 WASHINGTON – Today, 10 organizations in The Make It Safe Coalition (MISC) Steering Committee [...]
House Introduces New Bill to Improve Whistleblower Legislation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 31, 2020 House Introduces New Bill to Improve Whistleblower Legislation Government Accountability Project Praises the Whistleblower Protection Empowerment Act as a Step Toward More Comprehensive Whistleblower Protections WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) introduced the Merit Systems Protection Board Empowerment Act [...]
For Immediate Release: DHS Experts Issue Warning as ICE Attempts to Reinstitute Family Separation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 20, 2020 DHS Experts Issue Warning as ICE Attempts to Reinstitute Family Separation Government Accountability Project Clients Urge Congress to Prevent Imminent Harm WASHINGTON – Government Accountability Project clients Drs. Scott Allen, Pamela McPherson, and Josiah ‘Jody’ Rich, medical and mental health [...]
For Immediate Release: Whistleblowers from Richwood Correctional Center in Louisiana Report Unsafe Practices that Promote the Spread of COVID-19 in ICE Detention
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 13, 2020 Whistleblowers from Richwood Correctional Center in Louisiana Report Unsafe Practices that Promote the Spread of COVID-19 in ICE Detention Government Accountability Project clients urge Congress to address danger to worker, immigrant, and public safety WASHINGTON – Government Accountability Project sent a [...]
Media Advisory: House Judiciary Witness’ Counsel from DOJ Politicization Hearing Available for Interview
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2020 House Judiciary Witness’ Counsel from DOJ Politicization Hearing Available for Interview Following Hearing, Government Accountability Project Counsel David Seide Is Available for Comment WASHINGTON – Following his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, Government Accountability Project client and Department of Justice (DOJ) attorney John W. Elias’s counsel available for interview. Elias was [...]
Blog Posts
Empty Shelves, Culled Animals: COVID-19 Intersects with Decades of Industrialized Agriculture
Empty Shelves, Culled Animals: COVID-19 Intersects with Decades of Industrialized [...]
COVID-19 & the Dismantling of Oversight: How the Trump Administration is Exploiting the Pandemic and Public Distraction to Purge Whistleblowers
COVID-19 & the Dismantling of Oversight: How the Trump Administration is Exploiting the Pandemic [...]
Captain Crozier’s Whistleblowing: Unanswered Questions and the Need for Reform
Captain Crozier's Whistleblowing: Unanswered Questions and the Need for Reform [...]
COVID-19: The Largest Attack on Whistleblowers in the World
COVID-19: The Largest Attack on Whistleblowers in the World By [...]
Social Distancing in Detention: An Inherent Paradox that Threatens Lives, for Detainees and the Public
Social Distancing in Detention: An Inherent Paradox that Threatens Lives, [...]
What We Still Haven’t Learned Since the 1918 Pandemic
What We Still Haven’t Learned Since the 1918 Pandemic By [...]
Press Hits
Nepal 24 Hours: AFRICAN ASYLUM SEEKERS FACE SHAMEFUL TREATMENT
AFRICAN ASYLUM SEEKERS FACE SHAMEFUL TREATMENT This article features our [...]
Whistleblower News Network: Former EPA Official Files Whistleblower Retaliation Lawsuit
Former EPA Official Files Whistleblower Retaliation Lawsuit This article features [...]
Common Dreams: Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Pressley, and Tlaib Lead Call for UN Probe Into Alleged DHS Human Rights Abuses
Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Pressley, and Tlaib Lead Call for UN Probe [...]
The Washington Post: More immigration detainees allege subpar gynecological care at Georgia facility
More immigration detainees allege subpar gynecological care at Georgia facility [...]
The Guardian: At least 19 women allege medical abuse at Ice detention center in Georgia
At least 19 women allege medical abuse at Ice detention [...]
The Cut: 19 Migrant Women Say They Were Victims of ‘Uterus Collector’
19 Migrant Women Say They Were Victims of ‘Uterus Collector' [...]