Press Room

Monday, February 2, 2009 Audrey Hudson (Contact), The Washington Times With a swipe of President Obama’s pen, Don Strange could get his job back with the Federal Air Marshal Service. The former special agent in charge of the Atlanta field office, one of the largest in the nation, was unceremoniously escorted from the building in […]

Congress Learns Lessons From Katrina, Iraq — But Not All By Daphne Eviatar 2/3/09 The Washington Independent While most of the debate over the proposed stimulus bill has focused on whether the federal government ought to embark on a plan expected to cost taxpayers some $885 billion, equally important is how that money gets spent. […]

By STEVE SIMON and RON LATZ StarTribune.com,February 1, 2009 Stealing from the taxpayers is always wrong, but it’s even worse during tough economic times. Still, some contractors defraud state government by knowingly overcharging or underpaying for products or services. Now that Minnesota faces a huge budget shortfall, we have a special duty to do something […]

By Elise Castelli Federal Times, January 30, 2009 The House included enhanced whistleblower protections for federal employees as part of the stimulus package. The measure would protect all employees from reprisal for disclosing wrongdoing, even those who work at national security-related agencies. An amendment to the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act adopts language the […]

A Joint Statement by GAP, American Federation of Government Employees, Common Cause, National Whistleblowers Center, National Employment Lawyers Association, Project On Government Oversight, Public Citizen, Union of Concerned Scientists, and U.S. Bill of Rights Foundation   Click here to read the letter, sent on Thursday, January 29. (Washington, D.C) – Our nine organizations today are offering our […]