Government Accountability Project Inc.

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“The draft 990 was reviewed by the president, executive director and the director of admin and finance and every member of the board and changes are incorporated into the final draft.”

“Annually the board of directors is requested to update and sign our conflict of interest questionnaire, and report possible conflicts to the chair of the board whenever they are detected or observed.”

“The board chair and director supervised an independent written and oral performance evaulation of executive director, and togther they approve the salary increase.”

“Annual performance evaluations are performed by their supervisors and then reviewed by the executive director.”

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“Public disclosure copies of the audited financial statements and the irs form 990 and form 1023 are kept in the office of the director of finance. Upon request copies are made and sent out to the requesting person.”

“The government accountability project (gap) is a 37-year-old non-profit public interest organization that promotes government and corporate accountability by advancing occupational free speech, defending whistleblowers, and empowering citizen activists. We pursue this mission through our public health & safety, international, national security and human rights, environmental oversight, and corporate and financial accountability programs. Gap is the nation's leading whistleblower protection organization.”

“Because most of gap's large attorney fee awards reflect years of legal services, they can create significant income flucuations from year to year. During the organization's annual budgetary planning process, the board assigns portions of these attorney fee award incomes to the budgets of subsequent years.”

“Producing video blogs, informational food integrity video pieces and a food integrity series featuring leaders in workers rights, food safety, animal welfare, farm industry litigation, international food reform and occupational free speech. For example, in the spring of 2013 we released the first of several short videos in a campaign series, ag-gag undercover, to raise awareness about the controversial anti-whistleblower bills. We also actively collaborated with production company participant media in an effort to stop ag-gag bills from becoming law. Takepart (the digital division of participant media, which is the production company behind food inc. And other socially relevant films) developed an online petition, entitled stop big ag from silencing whistleblowers. The petition received over 23,000 signatures. O gap represented a former usda food safety and inspection service (fsis) inspector who was removed from his assignment at a facility operated by tyson foods near his home and reassigned to a facility nearly three hours away after disclosing violations of humane handling regulations pertaining to the proper stunning of swine. He also received a proposed three-day suspension and was charged with absence without leave (awol). After representing our client at a disciplinary hearing, the proposed suspension was cancelled. Gap also arranged for our client to work with a journalist who published his story. We laid the foundation for the publication of a petition on change.org which received over 175,000 signatures. Gap also worked with the usda-fsis assistant administrator to quickly resolve our client's remaining whistleblower claims. As a result of these efforts, our client was moved back to a facility near his home and the usda reversed its awol charge against him. Gap also arranged meetings with relevant officials at the usda to address the agencys treatment of employees who raise concerns about humane handling and the effectiveness of its humane handling ombudsman. O in 2013, gap was quoted extensively on issues relating to ag-gag; the usdas proposed poultry inspection scheme, himp (haccp-based inspection models project); and chemical use in animal agriculture. Gap food integrity campaign director amanda hitt was invited by pulitzer prize winning kansas city star reporter, mike mcgraw, to guest lecture his journalism course at princeton university. Print media included: a letter to the editor in the new york times regarding ag-gag; a prominent mention in the magazine mother jones on ag-gag, and a first page quote in the washington post regarding chemicals in poultry production. In addition, gap's food integrity efforts appeared on radio and television a number of times during 2013.”

“Story first broke in june 2013, gap staff members and clients from the nsa contributed to over 1,500 original newspaper and magazine stories and television or radio programs. Some examples include: charlie rose, this week with george stephanopoulos, nprs on point, diane rheam, democracy now, cnns wolf blitzer, and bbc. O in 2013 gap held a critical event in the first amendment room at the national press club entitled: whistleblowers, journalists, and the new war within. Pulitzer prize-winning journalist james risen and syndicated columnist david sirota each moderated panels of whistleblowers, journalists and an ideological bipartisan mix of activists. A tremendous success, the event highlighted how gap whistleblowers tom drake, bill binney and kirk wiebe were the only people speaking publicly at the time who: a) as high-level nsa experts, actually knew what they were talking about technically, and b) were telling the truth. The anderson cooper show booked gap's national security & human rights director jesselyn radack for a riveting segment shortly thereafter. O gap continued to advocate in support of two military veterans who were illegally rendered, detained and treated harshly by the u.s. Military at camp cropper in iraq. O after efforts of the obama administration to criminally prosecute whistleblowers under the espionage act, in 2013 gap started a campaign to ban the criminalization of whistleblowers -- teaming up with moveon.org and coalition partners to do so. For example, gap and brave new foundation distributed a petition to support legislation that would arm whistleblowers with an affirmative defense for criminal prosecutions and make it illegal to open a criminal investigation in retaliation for activities shielded by the whistleblower protection enhancement act. O after filing an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit challenging the indefinite detention provision of the national defense authorization act (ndaa), gap's national security & human rights director jesselyn radack served on a panel entitled: challenging ndaa indefinite detention with filmmaker michael moore, plaintiffs chris hedges and daniel ellsberg, and gap client thomas drake. The case which the panel addressed, hedges v. Obama, was brought on the grounds that the ndaas provision authorizing indefinite military detention would chill first amendment-protected activities of speech, writing and association. Gaps amicus for hedges and our position on the panel focused on the ndaas potential impact on whistleblowers and on whistleblower advocates like gap who work on behalf of national security and international whistleblowers.”

“Global outreach, including: the commonwealth initiative for human rights (india), accion ciudadana (guatemala), and the centre for human rights at the university of chile. O through the use of an international database gap began developing in 2013, members of the whistleblowing international network began: sharing expertise more widely and efficiently in each members' respective area of influence; effectively pooling and disseminating important legal and practical expertise on behalf of whistleblowers; and informing international developments on whistleblowing. Win members also developed a website for this effort and built an email list-serve comprised of parties ranging from civil society representatives to those interested in whistleblowing issues from a perspective of academia, law, media and government, including regulators, policymakers, ombudsman offices, the office of special counsel, and the united nations high commissioner for refugees (unhcr). The list-serve grew quickly by word of mouth alone to 65 experts spanning 28 countries and enabled participants to: receive support on individual cases; inform each other of new laws and legislative projects, such as the organization of american states' interest in witness protection and a serbian draft bill on protecting whistleblowers; discuss and debate the application of law to practical situations; direct journalists and interested parties to gap or other experts; and receive updates on the current status of whistleblower protections, new initiatives and public debate. O in 2013, the whistleblower international network also joined as a member of a core working group supported by transparency international to pilot an international anti-corruption platform linking sources of information from whistleblowers to investigative journalists and ngos. We also began working with the open society foundations to develop an understanding and real-world application of whistleblower protections contained in the tshwane global principles on the right to information and national security.”

“Environmental oversight o ever since its creation in 2005 after exposing the george w. Bush administrations political interference with the integrity of climate change communication, gaps climate science watch (csw) program has been ahead of the curve in championing climate change preparedness a term we continued to use and advocate for in order to emphasize the proactive and security-oriented nature of policy and management actions needed to make infrastructure, water supply, food production, public health, coastal zones, and other systems resilient to climate disruption. By the end of 2013, we posted more than 100 articles on gaps csw website on climate change preparedness and assessment of impacts. Largely as a result of these program efforts and the work of our allies throughout 2013, the concept of climate preparedness finally rose to the level of public discussion it required and entered the national policymaking vernacular in one of president obamas three climate action plan components: prepare the united states for the impacts of climate change. Consistent with our recommendations throughout 2013, the plan identified a set of preparedness initiatives aimed at building stronger and safer communities and infrastructure, protecting the economy and natural resources, and using science to manage climate impacts. These included: promoting resilience in the health sector, managing drought, reducing wildfire risks, directing agencies to support climate-resilient investment, rebuilding and learning from hurricane sandy, and assessing climate change impacts in the united states. O during 2013, csw also publicized that holding the administration accountable for executing the climate action plan would require a combination of integrity and transparency in the administration and independent watchdog tracking and investigation. We therefore monitored the administrations efforts throughout 2013 and brought these concerns to public attention through our website and inside communications with high-level government officials. We also actively questioned how the administration would demonstrate its accountability for meaningful and effective implementation of the plan. O in 2013, gaps csw website continued to serve as an essential tool for documenting our work and positioning the project in the context of current national policy developments. During this period, the site maintained its prominence as one of the leading inside-washington websites with expertise on developments in national climate policy and the collision between science and politics. For example, during the final four-month period of 2013 the site averaged 24,000 unique visitors monthly, with a total of more than 1 million page views. More than one-third of page views were international, most frequently from western europe and china. During 2013, we posted over 180 new pieces. These included original analysis, advocacy, and documentation by gap and guest contributors on developments in the white house, executive branch, and congress; the global warming denial machine; the impacts of global climate disruption; and supporting the science community, grassroots campaigns, and whistleblowers. O during 2013, gaps csw program provided an independent and constructive, yet critical perspective to administration officials and executives in federal agencies through direct exchanges and the submission of inquiries and recommendations. For example, in 2013, csw director piltz communicated directly with senior officials in the white house office of science and technology policy, the u.s. Global change research program, and with experts who were developing the third national climate assessment. In 2013 he also briefed congressional committee staff in advance of hearings related to climate change preparedness and policy. O in 2013, we also actively participated in a valuable online network made up of a select international group of scientists, journalists, scholars, and bloggers that was”

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