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Liberty Coalition Privacy Director Titus to testify before U.S. Senate Wednesday

From the United States' Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:

Hearings

 

Terrorists and Guns: The Nature of the Threat and Proposed Reforms

Wednesday, May 5, 2010
10:00 AM
Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 342

Groups Seek Whistleblower Rights Clarification from Obama Administration

American Civil Liberties Union Citizen ? American Federation of Government Employees ? Government Accountability Project (GAP) ? Liberty Coalition ? National Employment Lawyers Association ? National Treasury Employees Union ? National Whistleblower Center ? OpenTheGovernment.org ? Project on Government Oversight ? Public Citizen ? Union of Concerned Scientists ? U.S. Bill of Rights Foundation

April, 2009

Groups Seek Whistleblower Rights Clarification from Obama Administration

Groups From Across the Political Spectrum to Call on Presidential Candidates – and the Media – to Dedicate Constitution Day (September 17) to Addressing Constitutional Issues

WASHINGTON – On Friday, September 12, a broad coalition of organizations from across the political spectrum will hold a press conference to urge presidential candidates and the media to dedicate Wednesday, September 17 – Constitution Day – to constitutional issues. Constitution Day is a day on which citizens, civil society groups, schools and government entities across the country organize events to celebrate the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787 and to promote understanding of its significance and meaning.

Dramatic Surge in Support for Whistleblower Rights

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, the Government Accountability Project (GAP) announced that seventy new organizations from across the United States have joined a June petition calling on Congress to enact sweeping new whistleblower rights for government employees. The groups are calling on Congress to finish the job before adjourning for the upcoming elections. Both chambers have approved legislation to revive the discredited Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA), but efforts to reconcile the different versions have stalled.

Educational Dissertation Puts 17,036 K-12 Students at Risk

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 2, 2007 UPDATED: July 10, 2008

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