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.
Government Accountability Project Releases Issue Brief on Whistleblowers at the Intersection of Oversight Failures in the Immigration & Food Production Systems
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 21, 2023 Government Accountability Project Releases Issue Brief on Whistleblowers at the Intersection of Oversight Failures in the Immigration & Food Production Systems Numerous Reports of Immigrant Minors Working in Dangerous and Illegal Food Production Jobs Spur Need for Stronger Whistleblower Protections WASHINGTON – Today, [...]
Government Accountability Project Represents Ethics Expert Who Testified Before Congress on the Ethics Failures of Two Supreme Court Justices
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 14, 2023 Government Accountability Project Represents Ethics Expert Who Testified Before Congress on the Ethics Failures of Two Supreme Court Justices WASHINGTON—On September 13, 2023, the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing to ostensibly address problems when lawsuits are funded by third [...]
Rose Garden Advocacy Walk to Show Whistleblower Support in Front of White House
Every President since Ronald Reagan has been contacted by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA.) to host an official Rose Garden Ceremony to honor and celebrate whistleblowers, yet none have done so. On Thursday, September 7, Whistleblowers of America and Government Accountability Project are hosting a Rose Garden Advocacy Walk to the White House.
Voice of America Whistleblower Describes Truth-Telling in The Trump Era in New Podcast
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 17, 2023 Voice of America Whistleblower Describes Truth-Telling in The Trump Era in New Podcast “The Whistleblowers: Inside the Trump Administration” offers an insider’s view of whistleblowing in the Trump Administration WASHINGTON – Today, Voice of America (VOA) whistleblower Grant Turner and his colleagues describe [...]
Press Statement: Netflix Docuseries “Meltdown: Three Mile Island” Nominated for Primetime Emmy Award
On August 1st, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences nominated the Netflix docuseries “Meltdown: Three Mile Island” for a Primetime Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Historical Documentary.
Press Release: Heroic ICE Whistleblower Featured in New Podcast, But Her Story Isn’t Over
Today, nurse and whistleblower Dawn Wooten tells her story on the new podcast “The Whistleblowers: Inside the Trump Administration.”
Press Statement: Former President Indicted for Inciting Attack on U.S. Capitol and Democracy
On the evening of August 1, 2023, a federal court indicted former President Donald J. Trump on four charges, including Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and Conspiracy Against Rights, after the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election.