Press Release: Advocacy Organizations Urge Senate to Vote on Pending MSPB Nominations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 1, 2021 Advocacy Organizations Urge Senate to Vote on Pending MSPB Nominations WASHINGTON – As trillions of dollars flow into the economy to fund COVID-19 recovery and domestic priorities such as infrastructure spending, it’s more important than ever that those witnessing waste, fraud, or abuse [...]
Government Accountability Project Urges Congress, DHS Secretary Mayorkas to End ICE’s Use of Solitary Confinement in Immigration Detention
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 15, 2021 Government Accountability Project Urges Congress, DHS Secretary Mayorkas to End ICE’s Use of Solitary Confinement in Immigration Detention OIG Audit Validates Whistleblower’s Seven Year Battle to End Torture of Medically Vulnerable and Mentally Ill Immigrant Detainees WASHINGTON— Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has long subjected countless immigrants detained in ICE detention facilities to solitary confinement, a practice that [...]
Press Release: Organizations Urge Congress to Pass Amendment Modernizing Government Contractor Whistleblower Laws
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 10, 2021 146 Organizations Urge Congress to Pass Amendment Modernizing Government Contractor Whistleblower Laws Senator Warren’s proposed amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 would improve whistleblower protections for contractors and grantees. WASHINGTON – As trillions of dollars flow into the economy to [...]
Press Release: Government Accountability Project Applauds Just-Released GAO Report on Management Abuses in 2020 at Voice of America Overseer, the U.S. Agency for Global Media
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 31, 2021 Government Accountability Project Applauds Just-Released GAO Report on Management Abuses in 2020 at Voice of America Overseer, the U.S. Agency for Global Media Trump Political Leadership Repeatedly Breached Firewall Designed to Protect the Editorial Independence of Voice of America and Its Sibling Networks [...]
Press Release: Legal Petition Challenges EPA Inaction on Factory Farm Air Pollution
PRESS RELEASE: Legal Petition Challenges EPA Inaction on Factory Farm Air Pollution FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 26, 2021 Groups call for end to decades-long amnesty for factory farm polluters Washington – As President Biden continues to promise that his administration will address the climate crisis and protect the air [...]
Press Statement: Federal Court Issues Devastating Decision for Medically Vulnerable Immigrants in ICE Detention
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 22, 2021 Federal Court Issues Devastating Decision for Medically Vulnerable Immigrants in ICE Detention WASHINGTON- Yesterday, a federal court in California issued a devastating blow to immigrants seeking critical medical and mental health services in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities. The Ninth Circuit reversed [...]
Press Release: Concerning Results from OSHA Investigation Emphasize Ongoing Dangers from COVID-19 at Irwin County Detention Facility, ICE Detention Generally
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 19, 2021 Concerning Results from OSHA Investigation Emphasize Ongoing Dangers from COVID-19 at Irwin County Detention Facility, ICE Detention Generally WASHINGTON – Today, Government Accountability Project alerted key Congressional offices about the results of an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspection at the Irwin County [...]
Press Release: Rolling Stone Article Highlights the Broken Whistleblower System that has Failed Truth-Tellers Like Kevin Chmielewski
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 14, 2021 Rolling Stone Article Highlights the Broken Whistleblower System that has Failed Truth-Tellers Like Kevin Chmielewski For the first time, former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s Deputy Chief of Staff-turned-whistleblower, Kevin Chmielewski, shares his full whistleblowing saga. WASHINGTON — Kevin Chmielewski, a Government Accountability Project client, became a whistleblower as [...]
Press Statement: Facebook Whistleblower Demonstrates Importance of Passing Credible Protections
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 6, 2021 Facebook Whistleblower Demonstrates Importance of Passing Credible Protections WASHINGTON – Yesterday, we witnessed a brave whistleblower stand up to the social media giant Facebook, stating to Congress: "I believe what I did was right and necessary for the common good — but I [...]
Press Release: Duckworth, Grassley, Wyden Lankford Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation To Protect Whistleblowers at DOE & NRC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 29, 2021 Contact: Evan Keller (Duckworth), Evan_Keller@duckworth.senate.gov Nicole L’Esperance (Wyden), Nicole_LEsperance@wyden.senate.gov Taylor Foy (Grassley), Taylor_Foy@grassley.senate.gov Kelly Ferguson (Lankford), Kelly_Ferguson@lankford.senate.gov Duckworth, Grassley, Wyden Lankford Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation To Protect Whistleblowers at DOE & NRC [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chuck [...]