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Press Releases
Our Public Comment Warns HHS About Whistleblower Chilling in Proposed ORR Rule
December 14, 2023 Our Public Comment Warns HHS About Whistleblower Chilling in Proposed ORR Rule WASHINGTON – In an effort to codify the decades old Flores Settlement Agreement, which serves as the governing document for the care of noncitizen children in government custody, in October of 2023 [...]
Whistleblower Makes Disclosures to Congress About Substandard Medical Care in CBP Custody and Lack of Contractor Oversight
Today, Government Accountability Project sent a letter to Congress detailing the whistleblower disclosures of our client, Mr. Troy Hendrickson, regarding concerning performance failures by the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) medical contractor, Loyal Source Government Services, which were compounded by the unwillingness of the CBP contracting office to hold Loyal Source accountable.
Environmental Protection Agency Grants Government Accountability Project Expedited FOIA After Denying Original Request
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 3, 2023 Environmental Protection Agency Grants Government Accountability Project Expedited FOIA After Denying Original Request WASHINGTON – Government Accountability Project filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review their records and results [...]
Payback Time? Nation’s 2nd Largest Utility Could Finally be on the Hook for Massive Fraud Against Taxpayers
A federal court judge recently unsealed allegations of a massive fraud involving Southern Company, the nation's #2 electric utility, and its subsidiary Mississippi Power.
Senate Hold Hearing on Tragic Instances of Harm to Children in Georgia’s Division of Family and Children Services
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 26, 2023 Senate Hold Hearing on Tragic Instances of Harm to Children in Georgia’s Division of Family and Children Services The Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law hold the first in a series of hearings on “The Human Rights [...]
Government Accountability Project Files FOIA Extension Against EPA
This FOIA request to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) focuses solely on the need for expedited processing of information regarding dioxins and other chemicals of concern in East Palestine.
Leading Whistleblower Protection Organizations Rally to Strengthen UN Whistleblower Zambon’s Rights and Accountability
The report’s findings exposed a serious lapse in the Italian Ministry of Health’s pandemic plan which had been left untouched since 2006 despite a review being periodically required.
A Great Number of Bad-Actors Found to Evade Persecution Through Purchasing Citizenship
In a cross-border project, Government Accountability Project, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), and more than a dozen media partners have investigated fugitives, alleged criminals, and politically connected people who purchased citizenship and passports in the Caribbean island, Dominica.
Government Accountability Project launches investigation into East Palestine disaster response, files FOIA lawsuit against EPA, provides citizen whistleblower protection for independent scientist Scott Smith
Government Accountability Project is launching its own investigation into the EPA’s response to the East Palestine train derailment and providing citizen whistleblower protection to Scott Smith, the independent scientist who uncovered significantly elevated levels of dioxins and related compounds, or furans, in East Palestine, Ohio.
Blog Posts
Meet Government Accountability Project’s Summer Interns – Part 3
Meet Government Accountability Project’s Summer Interns – Part 3 [...]
Meet Government Accountability Project’s Summer Interns – Part 2
Every summer, Government Accountability Project hosts interns in departments across the organization. This summer, we are featuring our interns on our blog to learn more about their work and what drives their interest in whistleblowers, legislation, and investigations.
Meet Government Accountability Project’s Summer Interns – Part 1
Meet Government Accountability Project’s Summer Interns – Part 1 [...]
Miles Taylor Honors Whistleblowers in Compelling New Podcast, The Whistleblowers: Inside The Trump Administration
On July 17, 2023 at the E Street Cinema in Washington, DC, Best Case Studios and iHeart Podcasts premiered the seventh episode of Miles Taylor’s new podcast “The Whistleblowers: Inside The Trump Administration.”
Our Roses for Whistleblowers
July 30th is National Whistleblower Appreciation Day— a day to honor and celebrate everything whistleblowers do for us and how much has changed because of their dedicated efforts.
Government Accountability Project Welcomes Latin America and Caribbean Delegation Through Department of State Visitor Program
Government Accountability Project Welcomes Latin America and Caribbean Delegation [...]
Press Hits
Helicopters: Customs and Border Protection Official Under Fire for Attempting to Procure Fentanyl Lollipops
Helicopters: Customs and Border Protection Official Under Fire for [...]
Scripps News: Whistleblower report alleges impropriety from CBP’s chief doctor
Scripps News: Whistleblower report alleges impropriety from CBP's chief [...]
Washington Examiner: CBP doctor attempts to secure fentanyl lollipops for UN meeting
Washington Examiner: CBP doctor attempts to secure fentanyl lollipops [...]
Washington Times: Whistleblowers reveal stark lapses in Border Patrol’s medical handling
Washington Times: Whistleblowers reveal stark lapses in Border Patrol’s [...]
Slate: Border Patrol Official Accused of Demanding “Fentanyl Lollipops” for Work Trip on a Helicopter
Slate: Border Patrol Official Accused of Demanding “Fentanyl Lollipops” [...]
CBS: Customs and Border Protection’s top doctor tried to order fentanyl lollipops for helicopter trip to U.N., whistleblowers say
CBS: Customs and Border Protection's top doctor tried to [...]