Aviation Whistleblowing

The New York Times: Prospect of Pardons in Final Days Fuels Market to Buy Access to Trump

Prospect of Pardons in Final Days Fuels Market to Buy Access to Trump This article features our client Robert J. MacLean and was originally published here. WASHINGTON — As President Trump prepares to leave office in days, a lucrative market for pardons is coming to a head, with some of his allies collecting fees from wealthy felons [...]

The Wichita Eagle: This Kansas Official Pushed the TSA to Take COVID-19 Precautions on a National Level

Note: this article, featuring our Legal Director Tom Devine and our client Jay Brainard, was originally published here. This Kansas Official Pushed the TSA to Take COVID-19 Precautions on a National Level When Jay Brainard first heard in January that a deadly virus could spread from China through air travel, he knew he would have [...]

Forbes: TSA Officers At 47 U.S. Airports Tested COVID-19 Positive In Past 2 Weeks

Note: this article, featuring our client Jay Brainard, was originally published here. TSA Officers At 47 U.S. Airports Tested COVID-19 Positive In Past 2 Weeks Over the past two weeks, TSA officers at nearly four dozen U.S. airports have tested positive for COVID-19, according to data from the Transportation Security Administration. During that period, at least [...]

Fox News: TSA Adds Coronavirus-Related Measures After Whistleblower Accused Agency of Not Doing Enough

Note: this article, featuring our client Jay Brainard, was originally published here. TSA Adds Coronavirus-Related Measures After Whistleblower Accused Agency of Not Doing Enough The precautions are designed to keep both TSA agents and travelers safer. The head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has added more safety precautions to be taken by agents after a whistleblower accused [...]

The Washington Post: TSA Head Orders New Virus Safety Measures After Meeting Whistleblower

Note: this article, featuring our client Jay Brainard and our Legal Director Tom Devine, was originally published here. TSA Head Orders New Virus Safety Measures After Meeting Whistleblower The head of the Transportation Security Administration ordered new coronavirus safety precautions last week after meeting with a whistleblower who alleged that the agency wasn’t doing enough [...]

AP: Lawyer: TSA Makes Changes After Whistleblower’s Complaint

Note: this article, featuring our client Jay Brainard and our Legal Director Tom Devine, was originally published here. Lawyer: TSA Makes Changes After Whistleblower’s Complaint The Transportation Security Administration has improved coronavirus protection for airport screeners after a TSA official accused the agency of endangering travelers, the whistleblower’s lawyer said Wednesday. The changes include requiring [...]

Press Release: TSA Makes COVID-19 Safety Changes in the Wake of Whistleblower Report and OSC Finding

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 7, 2020 TSA Makes COVID-19 Safety Changes in the Wake of Whistleblower Report and OSC Finding Government Accountability Project Client Disclosure Spurs Positive Change WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agreed to new safety procedures to protect passengers ahead of the Fourth of July holiday weekend. These changes came after [...]

Bloomberg Business Week: TSA Struggles to Balance Virus With Security as Travel Rebounds

Note: this article, featuring our client Jay Brainard, was originally published here. TSA Struggles to Balance Virus With Security as Travel Rebounds Getting screened at the airport by the Transportation Security Administration is not a socially distant experience. Your electronics and shoes go right into a plastic bin that ferried someone else’s through the X-ray machine just [...]

2020-06-29T10:38:13-04:00June 29th, 2020|Aviation Whistleblowing, In The News, TSA|

MSNBC: TSA Whistleblower Says Agency Isn’t Doing Enough to Keep Officers, Passengers Safe

Note: this video, featuring our client Jay Brainard, was originally published and can be found here. TSA Whistleblower Says Agency Isn’t Doing Enough to Keep Officers, Passengers Safe While many worry about coronavirus risks that may come with flying on an airplane, there could be another health concern before passengers even get to their [...]

Huff Post: TSA Worsened Coronavirus Pandemic, Whistleblower Says

Note: this article, featuring our client Jay Brainard and our Legal Director Tom Devine, was originally published here. TSA Worsened Coronavirus Pandemic, Whistleblower Says A federal watchdog has ordered an investigation into the Transportation Security Administration’s response to COVID-19. The Transportation Security Administration worsened the coronavirus outbreak by failing to institute early safety measures [...]

2021-09-16T15:25:32-04:00June 23rd, 2020|Aviation Whistleblowing, In The News, TSA|