Bipartisan Senate Committee Advances Major Whistleblower Protections for Government Contractors
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs unanimously vote to advance the Expanding Whistleblower Protection for Contractors Act, landmark legislation co-sponsored by Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA).
Government Accountability Project Clients Receive Pillar Awards
Today, Government Accountability Project clients Dr. Robert Kroutil and Erez Reuveni were awarded Pillar Awards from the 2025 Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival. The Pillar is awarded to politicians, community activists, and journalists (including documentary filmmakers) who are “notable civil and human rights champions.”
Government Accountability Project Applauds the FBI Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2025
Government Accountability Project applauds Senator Chuck Grassley's (R-IA) introduction of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2025, cosponsored with Senator Gary Peters (D-MI). This is a landmark piece of legislation that would finally provide FBI employees with the same whistleblower protections afforded to other federal civil servants.
Uncovered EPA Letter Reveals EPA Negligence in Allowing Flawed Norfolk Southern Testing in East Palestine
An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) letter recently obtained by Government Accountability Project through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) exposes EPA’s changes to Norfolk Southern’s dioxin soil sampling plan in East Palestine, Ohio concealed the scope of dioxin contamination after the February 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment and unnecessary open burn of vinyl chloride railcars.
Congress Releases Evidence Supporting Whistleblower Disclosure As Part of DOJ Oversight Efforts
Following the June 24, 2025, whistleblower disclosure by Erez Reuveni, former Acting Deputy Director for the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Immigration Litigation, Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats, led by Ranking Member Senator Dick Durbin, launched a formal investigation into allegations that DOJ leadership—under Principal Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove—encouraged defiance of court orders, misled the judiciary, and attempted to suppress internal dissent to advance the President’s immigration removal priorities.
DOJ Whistleblower Erez Reuveni Exposes High-Level Defiance of Court Orders and Retaliation
Today, Government Accountability Project and Gilbert Employment Law, P.C. submitted a protected whistleblower disclosure on behalf of Erez Reuveni, former Acting Deputy Director of the Department of Justice (DOJ)’s Office of Immigration Litigation (OIL). The disclosure, submitted to Congress, the DOJ Office of Inspector General, and the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, details grave allegations of misconduct, abuse of authority, and unlawful retaliation by senior DOJ and White House officials.
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Whistleblower Client Testifies at Senate Judiciary Committee Spotlight Forum
Government Accountability Project whistleblower client Rebekah Tosado, a 23-year veteran of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL), testified today before Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats at the spotlight forum “Cruel and Unamerican: The Abuse of Immigrants to Attack Our Constitutional Order.”
Good Governance Coalition Calls for Schedule Policy/Career Proposed Rule to be Rescinded
Last week the Make It Safe Coalition (MISC), a nonpartisan coalition fighting for whistleblower protections, sent written comments on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposed rule to implement Executive Order (EO) 14172, “Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service.”
EPA OIG Report Validates Key Claims by East Palestine Whistleblower, While Leaving Critical Allegations Unresolved
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its report on its investigation into the Airborne Spectral Photometric Environmental Collection Technology (ASPECT) missions, policies, procedures, and quality assurance. On July 17, 2024, EPA opened its initial investigation into the ASPECT flight mission over East Palestine, Ohio, following the toxic derailment in February 2023 and whistleblower disclosure from former ASPECT data quality manager and creator of the ASPECT software, Dr. Robert Kroutil.
Public Statement on ILOAT Judgement in the case of Dr Franscesco Zambon v. WHO
As organisations committed to protecting whistleblowers and ensuring accountability in international institutions, we -- the Whistleblowing International Network, Government Accountability Project, Transparency International, Transparency International Italy, GlobaLeaks, and Whistleblower Aid -- express our deep concern and disappointment with the International Labour Organization Administrative Tribunal’s (ILOAT) ruling in Zambon v. WHO(Judgment No. 50001).
