New FOIA Request with CDC Seeking Records on East Palestine Train Derailment Response and Potential Health Impacts
Yesterday, we filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeking records regarding CDC's response to the February 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio and related potential health impacts on the community there.
FOIA for EPA Records on Facebook Censorship of East Palestine Posts Filed
January 11, 2024 FOIA for EPA Records on Facebook Censorship of East Palestine Posts Filed WASHINGTON - Yesterday, we filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking communications between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Facebook regarding posts about the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. [...]
Whistleblower Resolution Passes at the 10th Conference of State Parties of the UNCAC
On December 15, the 10th Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) marked a significant milestone as it adopted a resolution on the protection of reporting persons.
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 the U.S. Department [...]
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 from its testing [...]
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 of Foster Care.” [...]
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.