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Sep 6, 2025 Government Accountability Project called for investigation into retaliation against 30+ suspended FEMA whistleblowers Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
Suspending employees who warned Congress about agency problems violates whistleblower protections and chills internal dissent.
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- Government Accountability Project called for investigation of FEMA employee retaliation — The non-profit whistleblower and advocacy organization, Government Accountability Project, sent a letter to lawmakers and oversight agencies to call for investigations into the "illegal retaliation" by the Trump administration against more than 30 FEMA employees, who were suspended and put on paid leave after signing an open letter warning Congress about issues at the agency. The letter said the suspensions "blatantly violate the federal laws protecting whistleblowers" and asked lawmakers to reinstate the affected employees.
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Week 34 – 2025-09-06–2025-09-12
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Sep 6, 2025 Trump administration reinstated an ICE spyware contract with Paragon previously dropped by the Biden administration Corroborated Civil Rights and Dissent
Reinstating phone-hacking surveillance tools expands warrantless monitoring capabilities that have previously been used against journalists and activists.
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- Trump administration reinstated ICE spyware contract with Paragon — ICE is set to gain access to spyware from the Tel Aviv-based company Paragon after the Trump administration reinstated its contract, which had been dropped by President Joe Biden. The spyware is designed to hack phones and both read and record private, encrypted messages. It has reportedly been used to target activists and journalists in Europe.
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Week 34 – 2025-09-06–2025-09-12
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