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Press Releases2022-09-12T09:42:47-04:00

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.  

January 25th, 2024|Categories: East Palestine, Press release, Public Health|

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.   [...]

January 11th, 2024|Categories: East Palestine, Environment, EPA, Press|

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 [...]

December 14th, 2023|Categories: Immigration, Press release, Transparency|

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 [...]

November 6th, 2023|Categories: East Palestine, EPA, Press, Press release, Statement|

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.”  [...]

October 26th, 2023|Categories: Children's Rights, Foster Care System, Press release|

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.