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SSA whistleblower warns of major security risk following DOGE data access

by PEER | August 26, 2025
“In the past, government agencies have worked hard to keep that information safe and secure, both to protect the American people’s private data and to ensure that government agencies don’t use it for the wrong purposes,” Tim Whitehouse, executive director of Public Employees for ...

Yosemite feels the burn of an understaffed summer

by PEER |
At the same time, law enforcement ranks for all parks have been in precipitous decline. Since 2010, the number of park law enforcement positions has fallen by 48 percent, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a nonprofit watchdog group. Read the PEER Story… ...

#43 – Protecting Whistleblowers and Public Employees w/ Tim Whitehouse

by PEER | August 25, 2025
In this episode, I interview Tim Whitehouse, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Tim discusses PEER’s unique mission in representing public employees, particularly whistleblowers. Our conversation touches on the challenges faced by public ...

Yosemite Biologist Fired After Hanging Transgender Pride Flag From El Capitan

by PEER | August 21, 2025
Joanna Citron Day, general counsel at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a legal assistance group that plans to assist Joslin in pursuing reinstatement to their position, said Joslin’s firing was arbitrary and “politically motivated.” “SJ got fired for exercising ...

Advocates push for phasing out lead ammo as states advance voluntary approaches

by PEER | August 20, 2025
Leslie now serves on the executive council of the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks. Along with the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, the group is asking Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) to phase out lead ammo and fishing tackle on state lands. In ...

Ranger fired for hanging transgender flag in Yosemite and park visitors may face prosecution

by PEER |
Joslin said a group of seven climbers including two other park rangers hung the flag. The other rangers are on administrative leave pending an investigation, Joslin said. Flags have long been flown from El Capitan without consequences, said Joanna Citron Day, a former federal attorney who ...
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