GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT
1612 K STREET NW SUITE 1100, WASHINGTON, DC 20006 www.whistleblower.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT (GAP) IS A 42-YEAR-OLD NON-PROFIT PUBLIC INTEREST ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY BY ADVANCING OCCUPATIONAL FREE SPEECH, DEFENDING WHISTLEBLOWERS, AND EMPOWERING CITIZEN ACTIVISTS. GAP IS THE NATION'S LEADING WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION ORGANIZATION.

PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS - PUBLIC HEALTH & CORPORATE/GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY -OUR FOOD INTEGRITY CAMPAIGN (FIC) IS A CENTRAL COMPONENT OF OUR PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY PROGRAM. ON NOVEMBER 20, 2019, WE CELEBRATED FIC'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY BY TEAMING UP WITH AMERICAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW (AUWCL) TO PRESENT OUR REPRESENTING TRUTH IN AGRICULTURE CONFERENCE. PARTNERING WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW INSTITUTE, PROGRAM ON ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY LAW, AND THE AUWCL ANIMAL LAW SOCIETY, THE CONFERENCE FEATURED INFLUENTIAL PANELISTS AND SPEAKERS DISCUSSING FOOD INTEGRITY ISSUE AREAS SUCH AS ANIMAL WELFARE, PUBLIC HEALTH, WORKER RIGHTS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE. ACADEMIC ALLIES HAILED THE SCOPE OF THE CONFERENCE AS A WELCOME INTERSECTIONAL EXPLORATION OF THE FOOD SYSTEM. -IN 2019, WE CONTINUED TO BE A LEADER IN THE EFFORTS TO EXPOSE DEADLY INSPECTION MODERNIZATION TO THE PUBLIC, AND WORKED BOTH INDEPENDENTLY AND WITH COALITIONS TO PUT PRESSURE ON THE USDA TO STOP THE PROLIFERATION OF THESE RULES. -WE CONTINUED TO ENGAGE IN NATIONAL EFFORTS TO GIVE VOICE TO SUFFERING BY FIGHTING UNJUST AG-GAG LAWS IN FEDERAL COURT AS BOTH "FRIENDS OF THE COURT (AMICI)- AND AS PLAINTIFFS. -IN 2019, OUR FOOD INTEGRITY CAMPAIGN ALSO CONTINUED TO ENJOY ROBUST MEDIA ATTENTION FROM MULTIPLE HIGHLY REPUTABLE INSTITUTIONS, ASSISTING CBS 60 MINUTES, NBC INVESTIGATIONS, AND THE NEW YORK TIMES IN SIGNIFICANT INQUIRIES AND PRODUCTIONS ON FIC'S CORE ISSUES. -WE COLLABORATED WITH THE JOHNS HOPKINS TOXICOLOGY POLICY PROGRAM TO BEGIN EXPLORING AND PROMOTING THE OCCUPATIONAL FREE-SPEECH PROTECTIONS AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS, FACULTY, EMPLOYEES, AND CONTRACTORS CONDUCTING ANIMAL RESEARCH IN A NEW PROJECT: THE CENTER FOR LAW & ETHICS IN ANIMAL RESEARCH (CLEAR). -BECAUSE OF OUR EFFORTS THROUGH OUR CORPORATE AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM OVER THE LAST DECADE, NOW OVER 80,000,000 CORPORATE EMPLOYEES HAVE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION RIGHTS. THERE ARE NOW 22 FEDERAL LAWS THAT INCLUDE THESE NEWLY WON RIGHTS AND COVER NEARLY ALL FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS, FOOD PRODUCTION FACILITIES REGULATED BY THE FDA, MANUFACTURING OR RETAILING COMPANIES WHOSE PRODUCTS ARE REGULATED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES, BANKING AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, AND ANY FIRMS TRADING ON AN AMERICAN STOCK MARKET. IN 2019, WE CONTINUED TO REPRESENT WHISTLEBLOWERS WHOSE CASES PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TEST THE LAWS, AND TO USE RULE-MAKING PETITIONS TO IMPLORE FEDERAL AGENCIES TO APPLY THOSE RIGHTS FAIRLY. -WE CONTINUED TO REPRESENT WHISTLEBLOWERS FROM THE 2008 FINANCIAL CRASH ON A HOST OF ISSUES, INCLUDING THEIR SUBSTANTIVE ALLEGATIONS OF COVER-UP AND FAILURE TO PROSECUTE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. -IN 2019, WE CONTINUED REPORTING TO THE MEDIA AND SEVERAL DOCUMENTARIANS ABOUT THE FAILURE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO PROSECUTE BANKS AND THEIR EXECUTIVES FOR BANK FRAUD AND MISREPRESENTATIONS TO INVESTORS ON QUESTIONABLE SECURITIES. -WE CONTINUED TO WORK WITH PROMINENT WALL STREET WHISTLEBLOWERS WHO IDENTIFIED HIGH-LEVEL WRONGDOING BY THE NATION'S LARGEST FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THESE EXPERTS PROVIDE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE TO OUR ORGANIZATION, THE PUBLIC, THE FINANCIAL SECTOR AND REGULATORS. WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THEM TO DEVELOP STRATEGIC ACTIONS FOR CURBING THE FINANCIAL SECTOR'S CORRUPTING INFLUENCE ON POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT REGULATORS.

PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS - ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & CLIMATE CHANGE -AS PART OF THE STRATEGIC EXPANSION OF OUR ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & CLIMATE CHANGE (EE&CC) PROGRAM, WE UNDERTOOK A COMPREHENSIVE RENOVATION OF OUR WEBSITE TO MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT THE INTERCONNECTED NATURE OF THESE ISSUES AND HOW OUR PROGRAM EFFORTS STRATEGICALLY REACH ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION - SPANNING OUR PUBLIC HEALTH, NATIONAL SECURITY, EDUCATION AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM EFFORTS. -IN 2019 WE PROVIDED ADVOCACY AND LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF WHISTLEBLOWERS IN FEDERAL AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION (CDC), DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE), NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), AND DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR (DOI), INCLUDING A NUCLEAR SAFETY WHISTLEBLOWER IN THE ERA OF CLIMATE CHANGE-INFUSED FLOODS. -WE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT WHISTLEBLOWERS WHO HAVE BEEN THE VICTIMS OF EFFORTS TO FORCE CIVIL SERVICE MANAGERS TO RESIGN, WHOSE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES DO NOT COINCIDE WITH THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S VIEWS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE. -IN 2019, WE CONTINUED OUR ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO EXXONMOBIL CORPORATION'S EFFORTS TO MISLEAD MARKETS, GOVERNMENTS AND THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE IMPACT OF ITS OIL PRODUCTION ON THE CLIMATE WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY FUNDING EFFORTS TO SUPPRESS CLIMATE SCIENCE. EE&CC CONDUCTED IN-DEPTH RESEARCH AND INTERVIEWS WITHIN OUR NETWORKS OF SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS AND ALLIES -- INCLUDING LONG-STANDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH SENIOR CLIMATE POLICY AND COMMUNICATION LEADERS - AND BEGAN COMPILING OUR FINDINGS INTO A WHITE PAPER, PROJECTED FOR PUBLICATION IN 2020. -WE CONTINUED OUR ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO THE 2010 BP/DEEPWATER HORIZON DISASTER BY FOLLOWING UP WITH WHISTLEBLOWERS AND INSIDERS TO FORM THE BASIS FOR A REPORT TO BE COMPLETED FOR THE TEN-YEAR MEMORIAL OF THE DISASTER IN APRIL 2020. -WE BROUGHT CRITICALLY NEEDED EMPHASIS TO THE DEMAND FOR ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN GREEN NEW DEAL LEGISLATION THROUGH THE INTRODUCTION OF WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION LANGUAGE THAT WOULD APPLY TO ANY BILLS INTRODUCED AS A PART OF THE GREEN NEW DEAL.

PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS - INTERNATIONAL -GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT CONTINUES TO BE THE MOST PROMINENT ADVOCATE FOR WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION POLICIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. IN 2019, WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, WHICH RECOMMENDED THAT THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DIRECT ALL 27 NATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION TO ENACT STATUTORY WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS. WE HELPED CONVINCE THE COMMISSION TO REQUIRE PROVISIONS THAT WOULD MAKE THESE LAWS SUPERIOR TO FEDERAL LEGISLATION IN THE UNITED STATES. OUR INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS PROVIDED ANALYSIS AND EXPERIENCE TO THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THESE NATIONS TO ASSIST IN THE DOMESTIC IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE PROTECTIONS. -AT THE BEHEST OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT, WE CONTINUED TO WORK WITH MULTIPLE NATIONS IN EASTERN EUROPE, ESPECIALLY SERBIA WHERE WE HELPED DEVELOP THE LAW, WORKED WITH NGOS TO HELP WITH THE ENACTMENT, TRAINED 600 JUDGES ON HOW THE LAW SHOULD WORK, AND EVALUATED THE RESULTS AFTER THE FIRST YEAR OF ITS IMPLEMENTATION. -AT THE REQUEST OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT, WE ALSO CONTINUED TO REGULARLY MEET WITH FOREIGN DELEGATIONS OF DIGNITARIES, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, JOURNALISTS AND SCHOLARS ABOUT HOW OUR ORGANIZATION FUNCTIONS AS AN EFFECTIVE CRITIC OF GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS THAT ARE NOT ACCOUNTABLE. -AT THE INVITATION OF US EMBASSIES, WE CONTINUED TO VISIT A HOST OF NATIONS - SEVERAL REPEATEDLY - THROUGHOUT THE WORLD TO PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS.

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