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.
A Great Number of Bad-Actors Found to Evade Persecution Through Purchasing Citizenship
In a cross-border project, Government Accountability Project, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), and more than a dozen media partners have investigated fugitives, alleged criminals, and politically connected people who purchased citizenship and passports in the Caribbean island, Dominica.
163 Organizations Call on Congress to Strengthen Whistleblower Protections for Government Contractors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2023 Updated: November 30, 2023 163 Organizations Call on Congress to Strengthen Whistleblower Protections for Government Contractors Groups Spanning a Wide Array of Issue Areas Urge Passage of the Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2023 WASHINGTON – Today, Government Accountability Project [...]
Government Accountability Project launches investigation into East Palestine disaster response, files FOIA lawsuit against EPA, provides citizen whistleblower protection for independent scientist Scott Smith
Government Accountability Project is launching its own investigation into the EPA’s response to the East Palestine train derailment and providing citizen whistleblower protection to Scott Smith, the independent scientist who uncovered significantly elevated levels of dioxins and related compounds, or furans, in East Palestine, Ohio.