Press Release: Government Accountability Project Launches International Whistleblower Protection Laws Map
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 3, 2021 Government Accountability Project Launches International Whistleblower Protection Laws Map The map is released alongside a global study of whistleblower protection legislation, conducted by Government Accountability Project and the International Bar Association. WASHINGTON — Government Accountability Project has launched a new resource that will allow users to find international whistleblower laws with [...]
Press Release: Are whistleblowing laws working? IBA and Government Accountability Project publish landmark report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 2, 2021 Are whistleblowing laws working? IBA and Government Accountability Project publish landmark report WASHINGTON – A new report, Are Whistleblowing Laws Working? A Global Study of Whistleblower Protection Litigation, tracks the records of whistleblower laws in 37 countries and provides an unprecedented effort to understand [...]
Press Release: Whistleblower Reinstated as CFO by US Agency for Global Media’s New Management
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 19, 2021 Whistleblower Reinstated as CFO by US Agency for Global Media's New Management Chief Financial Officer Grant Turner Wrongly Fired by Former USAGM CEO Michael Pack WASHINGTON—Today, Government Accountability Project applauds the recent reinstatement of Grant Turner, the long-serving and highly respected Chief Financial Officer [...]
Press Statement: Government Accountability Project Praises DHS Secretary Mayorkas for Acting on Whistleblower’s Warning to Disapprove Dubious Agreements with ICE Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 17, 2021 Government Accountability Project Praises DHS Secretary Mayorkas for Acting on Whistleblower’s Warning to Disapprove Dubious Agreements with ICE Union WASHINGTON – On February 16, the Department of Homeland Security disapproved labor-management agreements intended to hamstring the Biden administration entered into by former political appointee [...]
Press Statement: Government Accountability Project Applauds Another U.S. Office of Special Counsel Finding “Substantial Likelihood” of Wrongdoing by Trump Administration Officials at Voice of America Overseer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 16, 2021 Government Accountability Project Applauds Another U.S. Office of Special Counsel Finding “Substantial Likelihood” of Wrongdoing by Trump Administration Officials at Voice of America Overseer Officials Paid Private Law Firm $2 Million to Investigate Agency Employees WASHINGTON — Government Accountability Project has filed multiple whistleblower complaints [...]
Press Release: Voice of America Reinstates Whistleblower Wrongly Fired by Michael Pack
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 11, 2021 Voice of America Reinstates Whistleblower Wrongly Fired by Michael Pack VOA Acquits Veteran Editor Falsely Charged with Improperly Posting Urdu Language Video of Biden Campaign Speech WASHINGTON—Today, Government Accountability Project applauds the recent reinstatement of a respected Voice of America (VOA) editor — a [...]
Press Release: House and Senate Propose Best Practice Whistleblower Rights for COVID Spending
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 4, 2021 House and Senate Propose Best Practice Whistleblower Rights for COVID Spending WASHINGTON – Today, good government leaders in both chambers of Congress introduced a bill for accountability in the most expensive, high stakes government spending program in history: the combined stimulus laws responding to the [...]
Press Release: Government Accountability Project, National COSH, and 100+ Worker Groups Release 2021 Agenda for Worker Safety and Health
For Immediate Release: February 3, 2021 Government Accountability Project, National COSH, and 100+ Worker Groups Release 2021 “Agenda for Worker Safety and Health” OSHA a catastrophic failure during pandemic – agenda outlines how Biden-Harris Administration can protect workers and rebuild our economy WASHINGTON – As we hit the one-year anniversary [...]
Press Release: Government Accountability Project and Open The Government Request Investigation into Illegal HHS Gag Orders
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 2, 2021 Government Accountability Project and Open The Government Request Investigation into Illegal HHS Gag Orders WASHINGTON – Earlier today, Government Accountability Project and Open The Government sent a letter to the Office of Special Counsel requesting an investigation into illegal gag orders issued by political [...]
Press Release: Whistleblowers Sound Alarm on $2 Million in Gross Waste Spending Over Three Months by Voice of America’s Parent Agency
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 19, 2021 Whistleblowers Sound Alarm on $2 Million in Gross Waste Spending Over Three Months by Voice of America’s Parent Agency WASHINGTON—Today, whistleblowers notified Congress and the federal agencies assisting whistleblowers of at least $2 million in gross waste spending just in the past three months [...]