Government Accountability Project

🎉 In a major win for govt. accountability, the House of Representatives voted unanimously last night to pass a bill we've long championed: the Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act, introduced by reps Robert Garcia & Congressman James Comer.

For 5+ years, we and the Make It Safe Coalition have championed this bill to remedy dated govt. contractor rights.

Depending on the year, 2 to 3 times as many contractors as federal employees spend taxpayer money, with much of $4 trillion in post-pandemic spending going to contractors. This bill will help ensure govt. contractors are able to act with integrity and exercise whistleblowing rights without fear of retaliation.

"However, the House and Senate must still reach consensus on the reform's scope," stated our Legal Director Tom Devine. "Once that occurs, government contractor whistleblowers will have America's strongest anti-retaliation rights."

Learn more: https://whistleblower.org/press/house-passes-strong-whistleblower-protections-for-government-contractors/

🚨 Our whistleblower clients have exposed flagrant violation of federal contractor laws, waste of taxpayer dollars, and financial mismanagement regarding Trump’s Kennedy Center renovations.

Management allegedly told staff to "do whatever it takes," insisting that "we'll deal with the lawsuits later."

Renovations were rushed in preparation of events including the FIFA World Cup draw, leading to structural deficiencies.

"[Our] whistleblowers have provided Congress with credible, detailed allegations that taxpayer dollars were wasted on cosmetic projects, contracting safeguards were bypassed, and federal funds intended to preserve a national cultural institution were mismanaged," said David Z. Seide, Of Counsel at Government Accountability Project.

Read more:

Whistleblowers Disclose Waste and Irregularities in Kennedy Center Renovations to Congress and Federal Watchdog - Government Accountability Project July 13, 2026 Whistleblowers Disclose Waste and Irregularities in Kennedy Center Renovations to Congress and Federal Watchdog WASHINGTON—On July 9, in response to Government Accountability Project’s bipartisan submission to Congress of an anonymous whistleblower disclosure involving possible fin...