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We promote corporate and government accountability by protecting whistleblowers, advancing occupational free speech, and empowering citizen activists. We educate the public about the importance of whistleblowing and lead campaigns to enact whistleblower protection laws both domestically and internationally. We are a nonpartisan nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.
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Four Government Accountability Project Clients Receive Pillar Awards
Today, Government Accountability Project clients Patsy Widakuswara, Kathryn Neeper, and Scott Smith were awarded Pillar Award from the 2026 Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival. The Pillar Award is awarded to politicians, community activists, and journalists who are "notable civil and human rights champions."
House Passes Strong Whistleblower Protections for Government Contractors
Today, in a major win for government accountability, the U.S. House of Representatives voted unanimously to pass the Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act H.R.5578.
Government Accountability Project Opposes USDA Proposal to Repeal Rules Protecting Farmers
Last week, USDA proposed to rescind three beneficial regulations that are intended to protect U.S. farmers who are subject to the Packers & Stockyards Act.
Miami Herald: Dominica’s Citizenship-by-investment program comes under fire from one of its own
The investigation uncovered the names of roughly 7,700 individuals who purchased passports in recent years from Dominica alone, giving them “backdoor’’ access to the European Union and, until earlier this year, the United Kingdom.
The Whistleblower Files: ‘I Probably Saved Lives’: Whistleblower Rick Ward and Three Others Honored for Speaking Out
Ward shares the 2026 Pillar Award with three Government Accountability Project clients who challenged powerful institutions in court and in the field.
Federal News Network: Encouraging people to speak up is one challenge, protecting them afterward is another
"And last week, of the legislation passed the House unanimously, but it carved out the intelligence community protections. And so that distinction will have to be resolved. But what there’s unanimous mandate for by both chambers in Congress is protecting not only employees, but the government contractors themselves, if they’re pressured by the government to do the wrong thing or to retaliate against their own employees who are blowing the whistle."
Explore Our Work
The Democracy Protection Initiative aims to preserve election integrity through the education and representation of whistleblowers who come forward with information related to the upcoming election.
The Environment, Energy & Climate Change program provides legal representation and support for whistleblowers making disclosures about wrongdoing that impacts the environment and natural resources. Climate Science & Policy Watch defends federal climate science and holds government accountable for preserving scientific integrity.
Our Government Accountability program makes sure that federal, state, and local government whistleblowers are protected every step of the way through investigations, litigation, and advocacy for whistleblowers in the public sphere.
Our International Whistleblower Rights program advocates for global whistleblowers by working with activists and governments, drafting laws and policies, representing inter-governmental whistleblowers, offering trainings, and monitoring corporations, banks, and laws.
Our National Security program, specializing in Intelligence Community and military whistleblowing, helps whistleblowers make protected disclosures. We also conduct investigations to ensure our national security agencies are working for the public interest.
Our Public Health program identifies threats to public health and protects whistleblowers who expose corruption and wrongdoing in the public health sector. Our efforts span a wide variety of issues including food integrity, the pharmaceutical industry, and industrial farming.
