WASHINGTON, D.C. — Empower Oversight sent a letter to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) asking it to investigate a series of retaliatory personnel actions taken against a third Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) whistleblower in the agency’s Albuquerque District Office, expanding the organization’s work on behalf of agents who spoke out about the DEA …
Empower Oversight today sent two letters to Department of Justice (DOJ) Assistant Inspector General Sean O’Neill, expanding its work on behalf of Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) whistleblower Special Agent (SA) David Howell and asking the Justice Department’s watchdog to open a new investigation into retaliation against a DEA contractor who supported him. The letters concern …
An AP investigation released today revealed that the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Albuquerque District Office and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico routinely “walked” fentanyl shipments from at least 2023 to March 2025, standing down even as agents watched deliveries of 100,000 pills or more. Empower Oversight, which represents the …
New Report Vindicates Whistleblower WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Special Counsel today released a report confirming protected disclosures by Department of Education whistleblower Timothy Mattson, represented by Empower Oversight, that the Department’s Office of Civil Rights unlawfully continued processing Title IX complaints related to gender identity and sexual orientation, defying both a federal court …
Background Empower Oversight Founder Jason Foster was one of the targets of DOJ’s snooping, covertly collecting his phone and email records when he led the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Oversight and Investigations unit for then-Chairman Charles Grassley. DOJ subpoenaed activity logs of the personal phone and email accounts of members of Congress and more than 40 …
Tristan Leavitt, president of Empower Oversight, made the following statement after Congressman Jamie Raskin released a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche about settlements secured by clients of Empower Oversight. “This letter is more a toddler’s temper tantrum than serious congressional oversight. It’s filled with shameless lies about our clients that would get him …
Washingtonian has honored Empower Oversight Founder and Chair, Jason Foster, as one of its 500 Most Influential People of 2026. Foster was recognized in the Good Government category, “Whether fighting for democracy or federal-employee benefits, these people care deeply about having our public system work effectively.” Upon revealing the list, the Washingtonian President and CEO …
WASHINGTON – Empower Oversight has filed a public records request with New York’s Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, the state agency responsible for regulating the hospice industry, as part of its broader investigation into fraud involving federal taxpayer funds. The request seeks documents that shed light on potential systemic failures in hospice oversight, and …
Washington, D.C. – Empower Oversight has filed a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request with the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS), seeking records related to the oversight and integrity of New York’s Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), a program that distributed more than $1.1 billion in federal funds in fiscal …
WASHINGTON – Empower Oversight is sounding the alarm about Big Tech’s suppression of its campaign to fund a documentary regarding the Hunter Biden laptop story, appearing to be just another round of restricted coverage of the story. The documentary, Shielded by Power: The Whistleblowers vs. The Big Guy, tells the story of IRS Special Agents …