The Government Accountability Project’s mission is to protect the public interest by promoting government and corporate accountability through advancing occupational free speech and ethical conduct, defending whistleblowers, and empowering citizen activists. Founded in 1977, GAP is a non-profit, public interest organisation and law firm that receives funding from foundations, individuals, and legal fees.
GAP’s major program initiatives focus on both government and corporate accountability related to nuclear weapons oversight, corporate accountability, environmental protection, food safety, worker health and safety, national security. GAP develops whistleblower law and policy reform domestically and internationally. GAP also conducts an accredited legal clinic for law students and accepts undergraduate and law student interns year-round.
The website provides information on the different areas in which GAP is active, it offers practical information for potential whistle blowers, and also offers a number of publication to download.