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Washington Post: Nonprofit seeks information about protections for whistleblowers
Nonprofit seeks information about protections for whistleblowers The nonpartisan government accountability group Cause of Action has asked the acting director of the Office of Management and Budgetto perform a government-wide audit to determine whether agencies are abiding by whistleblower protection laws. The request comes after revelations that employees of the [...]
Coin for Coins: Cause of Action Demands Agencies Reveal Wasteful Spending on Commemorative Items
Coin for Coins: Cause of Action Demands Agencies Reveal Wasteful Spending on Commemorative Items Coins, keychains, and other awards are purchased with taxpayer dollars every year WASHINGTON – In a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request sent today to 32 federal agency offices, government accountability group Cause of Action demanded [...]
Cause of Action to DOJ: Are Taxpayer Dollars Being Used to Lobby for Taxes and Legislation?
In a letter to the Department of Justice submitted on March 16, 2012, Cause of Action requests an investigation into a grant program through the CDC called Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) aimed at anti-tobacco and anti-obesity initiatives. Cause of Action investigators uncovered multiple instances where these grants [...]
CoA Holds Dept. of Energy Accountable for Ignoring Procedure
Cause of Action, on behalf of Heating, Air-conditioning, and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) filed a petition to intervene in a lawsuit against the Department of Energy for refusing to follow protocol and breaking procedure. The Department of Energy issued a rule that will drive up costs for distributors, installers, [...]
CoA Requests National Labor Relations Board OIG to Investigate
On November 22, 2011, Cause of Action wrote to David P. Berry, the Inspector General of the National Labor Relations Board, stating that on the basis of documents received and reviewed by Cause of Action, “we have serious concerns about (i) ex parte communications, (ii) pro-union bias, and (iii) [...]
