Press Release

WASHINGTON – Documents received from the FBI regarding the employment and security clearance of Whistleblower Marcus Allen show clear retaliation for whistleblowing in violation of numerous statutes. In a letter to Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz and Office of Professional Responsibility Counsel Jeffrey Ragsdale, Empower President Tristan Leavitt asked the offices to investigate whether …

WASHINGTON – Empower Oversight is releasing a video clip it obtained which shows a Department of Veterans Affairs leader expressing intent to avoid giving veterans the opportunity for community care, despite congressional intent after unacceptable wait times for care in the Veterans Affairs Health Care system for the very people who fought for the freedoms enjoyed …

WASHINGTON – The spirit of old Ebenezer Scrooge—the cold-hearted miser in the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol—rules the FBI this holiday season as the Bureau is asserting the authority to block the family of an FBI whistleblower from accepting charitable gifts from the general public. The claim is reminiscent of Scrooge’s scorn for private …

WASHINGTON – In the newly released transcript of the House Ways and Means Committee from the most recent closed-door testimony of IRS Supervisory Special Agent Gary Shapley and Special Agent Joseph Ziegler, committee members praised their public service for exposing “two-tiered justice system in America.” This testimony occurred before the Justice Department indicted Hunter Biden …

IRS Supervisory Special Agent Gary Shapley and Special Agent Joseph Ziegler issued the following statement. “Eight months ago we did something ordinary people don’t do: we risked our careers and reputations to bring the truth out of the shadows and into the light. We were moved solely by our consciences, yet faced continual attacks. Nevertheless, …

Hearing Before the U.S. House of RepresentativesCommittee on Ways and MeansOpening Statement of IRS Supervisory Special Agent Gary ShapleyDecember 5, 2023 This last spring, when I put my career on the line to make whistleblower disclosures to Congress, I wish I could have seen the future. In my transcribed interview with staff from this committee …

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONSTRUST IN TRANSPARENCY: HOLDING VA ACCOUNTABLE AND PROTECTING WHISTLEBLOWERSNOVEMBER 2, 2023 TESTIMONY OF TRISTAN LEAVITT  PRESIDENTEMPOWER OVERSIGHT Chairman Kiggans, Ranking Member Mrvan, and members of the Subcommittee: I’m very pleased to have been invited back before this Subcommittee today. I appear today as the president of …

WASHINGTON – Empower Oversight and Whistleblowers of America renewed their questions to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG), and Veterans Education Success (VES), a service provider with the VA Education Services. The questions revolve around conflicts of interest with the VA and VES and the service provider’s …