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Category Archives: Whistleblowers
Honest Appalachia: New whistleblower website aims to promote corporate and government accountability
January 10 marked the launch of Honest Appalachia, a secure website meant to assist and protect whistleblowers who wish to reveal proof of corporate and government wrongdoing to citizens throughout the region. From coal and gas companies to banks to … Continue reading
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NOAA scientific integrity policy, Part 2: Stronger whistleblower protections still needed
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s new scientific integrity policy issued in December contains important steps in the right direction. But while NOAA states its support for whistleblower protection in very general terms, the agency made no improvements in its … Continue reading
Gulf Coast health crisis in aftermath of BP oil blowout underscored at Keystone XL protest
President Obama, after heeding the people’s call to stop the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline until environmental and public health concerns are thoroughly vetted, must apply the same standards in the Gulf, where the government has yet to fully assess and … Continue reading
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Sentencing transcript shows U.S. Justice Dept.’s vindictive effort to penalize NSA whistleblower Tom Drake for Ridenhour Truth-Telling Prize
A transcript of the sentencing hearing in the case of National Security Agency whistleblower and public servant Thomas Drake, following the complete collapse of the government’s 10-count felony case against him, shows the Justice Department prosecutor calling for Drake to … Continue reading
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The Government Accountability Project’s “Know Your Rights Campaign” raises public awareness of Gulf worker whistleblower rights
GAP’s Know Your Rights Campaign (“KYRC”) seeks to pierce the cloak of fog that has hampered both public and private sector efforts to determine ecosystem damages and human health impacts in the Gulf region in the wake of the BP … Continue reading
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Thomas Drake NSA whistleblower victory: government’s case implodes
The Obama administration's prosecution of National Security Agency whistleblower Thomas Drake collapsed this week, days before his trial was set to begin. Prosecutors dropped felony charges under the Espionage Act; Drake pled to a single misdemeanor and will not go … Continue reading
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National Security Agency whistleblower Thomas Drake appearing on CBS 60 Minutes May 22 in his first television interview
Thomas Drake, who disclosed evidence of multi-billion dollar corruption and mismanagement in the NSA and illegal domestic surveillance, faces retaliatory prosecution under the Obama administration’s war on whistleblowers. He will be appearing on a special two-hour episode of 60 Minutes … Continue reading
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Reviewer praise for The Corporate Whistleblower’s Survival Guide
For a country deeply in need of many truth-tellers to come forward with evidence of wrongdoing in corporate America that is hidden behind walls of wealth, power, and secrecy: the Government Accountability Project’s The Corporate Whistleblower’s Survival Guide: A Handbook … Continue reading
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The 2011 Ridenhour Prizes
Thomas Drake, 2011 recipient of The Ridenhour Truth-Telling Prize, was a senior official at the National Security Agency (NSA) who blew the whistle through the proper channels and exposed massive waste, fraud and abuse as well as illegal and unconstitutional … Continue reading
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Corporate Whistleblower's Survival Guide released
The Government Accountability Project is proud to announce the release of the single most comprehensive publication ever created about corporate whistleblowing, The Corporate Whistleblower's Survival Guide: A Handbook for Committing the Truth. Published by Berrett-Koehler, this step-by-step guide details key information … Continue reading
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