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Whistleblower: EPA Failed to Deploy Critical Airborne Technology During East Palestine Disaster

 May 14, 2024  Whistleblower: EPA Failed to Deploy Critical Airborne Technology During East Palestine Disaster   WASHINGTON – Today, Government Accountability Project called for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Inspector General to investigate a groundbreaking whistleblower affidavit. The whistleblower, Robert Kroutil, exposed shocking EPA efforts to avoid [...]

Whistleblowers Disclose Misconduct by Acting CBP Chief Medical Officer

 May 1, 2024  Whistleblowers Disclose Misconduct by Acting CBP Chief Medical Officer  WASHINGTON – Government Accountability Project today submitted a protected whistleblower disclosure to Congress, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Office of Special Counsel on behalf of multiple employees of U.S. Customs and [...]

Statement Urging Congressional Oversight of CBP Medical Budget

April 30, 2024  Statement Urging Congressional Oversight of CBP Medical Budget  WASHINGTON -- Today, Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Troy Miller testified at a hearing of the House Committee on Appropriations for the President’s fiscal year 2025 budget request for CBP, requesting [...]

ORR Affirms Whistleblower Protections in Finalized Rule for Unaccompanied Children

April 26, 2024  ORR Affirms Whistleblower Protections in Finalized Rule for Unaccompanied Children    WASHINGTON – On April 23, 2024, the Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) announced its Foundational Rule to codify Flores protections for unaccompanied children. The final Rule establishes [...]

USDA Whistleblower Rights for Corporate Producers

Government Accountability Project praised the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural and Marketing Service for its rule that creates the nation’s first whistleblower protection for non-employees such as contract farmers and other producers of government-approved meat and poultry.

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