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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 [...]

Whistleblower Network News: Newly Introduced Bill Extends Federal Whistleblower Protections to TSA Employees

Newly Introduced Bill Extends Federal Whistleblower Protections to TSA Employees This article features our client Jay Brainard and was originally published here. On February 5, a group of senior Democrats in the United States House of Representatives reintroduced The Rights for the Transportation Security Administration Workforce Act. The Act would extend the federal workplace rights of Title [...]

KNSS Radio: TSA makes changes after whistleblower’s complaint

TSA makes changes after whistleblower's complaint This article features our client Jay Brainard and Legal Director Tom Devine and was originally published here. 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 screeners [...]

Talk 980 AM: TSA Makes Changes After Whistleblower’s Complaint

TSA Makes Changes After Whistleblower’s Complaint This article features our client Jay Brainard and Legal Director Tom Devine and was originally published here. 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 screeners to [...]

2021-01-12T15:21:52-05:00January 12th, 2021|In The News, National Security, TSA|

Whistleblower News Network: Whistleblowers in 2020

Whistleblowers in 2020 This article features our client Dawn Wooten and Jay Brainard and was originally published here. In 2020, it seemed as though whistleblowers were in the news more than ever. The COVID-19 pandemic was, of course, the year’s biggest news story, and whistleblowers played an important role throughout its development. Early on, whistleblowers [...]

HPPR: Fewer Kansans Expected To Fly This ‘Different’ Holiday Season

Fewer Kansans Expected To Fly This 'Different' Holiday Season This article features our client Jay Brainard and was originally published here.  Wichita’s Eisenhower National Airport is looking at a slower-than-normal holiday travel season as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns against traveling at all. Passenger traffic is down more than 50% from last year because of [...]

2020-11-25T10:18:04-05:00November 25th, 2020|In The News, National Security, Public Health, TSA|

Whistleblower News Network: Robert J. MacLean

Robert J. MacLean This article features Government Accountability Project and our client Robert J. MacLean and was originally published here. It makes sense that federal agencies have whistleblowers. Whistleblowers are individuals who have integrity, courage, honor, and a belief that the arc of justice will bend their way because truth is the touchstone on which [...]

Government Executive: These 12 Exemplary Feds Led Hurricane Response, Coronavirus Vaccine Research and Much More

These 12 Exemplary Feds Led Hurricane Response, Coronavirus Vaccine Research and Much More This article features Government Accountability Project and our client Jay Brainard and was originally published here. At a time when public servants at the federal level are increasingly under attack, many federal employees are doing stellar, even heroic, work behind the scenes. [...]

Government Executive: They Sounded the Alarm, Evacuated Americans and Started Working on a Vaccine

They Sounded the Alarm, Evacuated Americans and Started Working on a Vaccine Behind-the-scenes stars of the federal government’s coronavirus response. This article mentions our Legal Director Tom Devine and client Jay Brainard.  The federal government’s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic has been mixed at best. Government officials arguably underestimated the threat, made key [...]

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 [...]