The Government Accountability Project (GAP) applauds members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for advancing legislation today that would plug a government accountability loophole created last year when the Supreme Court’s Garcetti v. Ceballos decision canceled constitutional free speech rights for government workers carrying out their job duties.
Senator Daniel Akaka (D-HI), with Committee Chairman Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and Ranking Member Susan Collins (R-ME), led the Committee action today on S. 274, the “Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act.” The Committee unanimously agreed to advance the legislation by voice vote. Sen. Akaka’s legislation, S. 274, overhauls the discredited Whistleblower Protection Act. GAP has been pushing the reform for seven years, along with a diverse coalition of 45 good government groups.
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