GAP client Maria Garzino, United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) mechanical and civil engineer, will be awarded the 2009 Public Servant Award of the Year by the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) on Wednesday, December 16.
Garzino is credited with revealing the inadequate state of New Orleans floodwater pumps built by the USACE after Hurricane Katrina. The disclosures, which both the Department of Defense Inspector General’s (DoDIG) office and USACE fought for years, showcase how New Orleans residents are still in great danger if flooding occurs again.
The award will be presented to Garzino this Wednesday at the OSC San Francisco Bay Area Field Office (in Oakland), at 1301 Clay St., Suite 1220N.
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