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Press Releases
Press Statement: Government Accountability Project Condemns the Senate Defeat of the January 6 Commission
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 28, 2021 Government Accountability Project Condemns the Senate Defeat of the January 6 Commission WASHINGTON—Today, Government Accountability Project watched in disappointment as the vote on the January 6 commission failed in the Senate. Our organization, along with a coalition of advocacy groups, had called for members [...]
Press Statement: Not Above the Law Coalition Ahead of Jan. 6 Commission Vote: “Stand on the Right Side of History”
For Immediate Release: May 27, 2021 Not Above the Law Coalition Ahead of Jan. 6 Commission Vote: “Stand on the Right Side of History” WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, members of the bipartisan “Not Above the Law” coalition released the following joint statement ahead of the Senate’s scheduled [...]
Press Release: Department of Homeland Security Medical Experts Call Upon Congress to Address Ongoing and Future Harm to Migrant Children and Families from Detention
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 24, 2021 Department of Homeland Security Medical Experts Call Upon Congress to Address Ongoing and Future Harm to Migrant Children and Families from Detention WASHINGTON—Today, our clients Drs. Scott Allen and Pamela McPherson submitted a whistleblower disclosure to Congress raising concerns about the [...]
Press Statement: Government Accountability Project Client Dawn Wooten’s Whistleblower Disclosures Catalyze DHS to Stop Detaining Immigrants at Irwin County Detention Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 20, 2021 Government Accountability Project Client Dawn Wooten’s Whistleblower Disclosures Catalyze DHS to Stop Detaining Immigrants at Irwin County Detention Center Investigation, Remedy Still Sought for Wrongful Retaliation WASHINGTON—Today, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Mayorkas directed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to sever its contracts with Irwin County Detention Center (ICDC) to stop detaining immigrants at [...]
Press Statement: Not Above the Law Coalition Statement on National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol
For Immediate Release: May 19, 2021 Not Above the Law Coalition Statement on National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, the Democratic chairman and Republican ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee reached an agreement on [...]
Press Release: Government Accountability Project, Joined By 170 Advocacy Organizations and 30 Law Enforcement Officers, Calls Upon Congress to Strengthen Police Accountability Whistleblower Protections
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 18, 2021 Government Accountability Project, Joined By 170 Advocacy Organizations and 30 Law Enforcement Officers, Calls Upon Congress to Strengthen Police Accountability Whistleblower Protections WASHINGTON—Today, Government Accountability Project, alongside 170 advocacy organizations and 30 law enforcement officers, calls upon Congress to include best [...]
Press Statement: Government Accountability Project Applauds January 6 Commission Legislation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 17, 2021 Government Accountability Project Applauds January 6 Commission Legislation WASHINGTON—On Friday, May 14, Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) and Ranking Member John Katko (R-NY) introduced legislation to form a January 6 commission. The bill, entitled the National Commission [...]
Press Statement: Government Accountability Project’s Statement on ICE Detention Facility at Center of Whistleblower Disclosures No Longer Detaining Women
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 4, 2021 Government Accountability Project’s Statement on ICE Detention Facility at Center of Whistleblower Disclosures No Longer Detaining Women WASHINGTON—Recent reporting from Insider revealed that Irwin County Detention Center (ICDC) – the immigration facility at the center of our client Dawn Wooten’s whistleblower disclosures – is no [...]
Press Release: Government Accountability Project Applauds Introduction of Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 3, 2021 Government Accountability Project Applauds Introduction of Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act WASHINGTON—Today, Government Accountability Project released research demonstrating that federal employees have almost no chance of defending themselves against retaliation despite the Whistleblower Protection Act. Currently, Administrative Judges (AJ) at the [...]
Blog Posts
Celebrating Sunshine Week in the Time of a New Dawn
Celebrating Sunshine Week in the Time of a New Dawn [...]
Notes from Underground: The Frack Dance
Notes from Underground: The Frack Dance This blog, along with [...]
Notes from Underground: A New Landscape
Notes from Underground: A New Landscape The change of [...]
Democracy Won. Now Whistleblowers Will be Critical to Maintaining Good Government.
Democracy Won. Now Whistleblowers Will be Critical to Maintaining [...]
Why Congress urgently needs to pass federal legislation to protect students and faculty from whistleblower retaliation
Why Congress urgently needs to pass federal legislation to protect [...]
Government Accountability Announces Recipients of the Jane E. Rosen Fund to Support Women Fighting for Scientific Integrity
Government Accountability Announces Recipients of the Jane E. Rosen Fund [...]
Press Hits
Compliance Week: Proposed bill seeks to broaden False Claims Act whistleblower protections
Proposed bill seeks to broaden False Claims Act whistleblower protections [...]
KIOW: Senators Introduce of Bipartisan Legislation to Fight Government Waste, Fraud
Senators Introduce of Bipartisan Legislation to Fight Government Waste, Fraud [...]
Yahoo News: Exclusive: Jan. 6 select committee will include former CIA inspector general found to have retaliated against whistleblower
Exclusive: Jan. 6 select committee will include former CIA inspector [...]
Just Security: Know Your Rights: Whistleblowers and the January 6th Select Committee
Know Your Rights: Whistleblowers and the January 6th Select Committee [...]
CGTN: Inside the Immigrant Detention Center: Blood and business, lives and lies
Inside the Immigrant Detention Center: Blood and business, lives and [...]
Whistleblower Network News: Two Whistleblowers Send Letter to Congress Alleging Mistreatment of Immigrant Children
Two Whistleblowers Send Letter to Congress Alleging Mistreatment of Immigrant [...]