Carroll, the woman’s attorney, said she had been given protected whistleblower status before speaking with Congress. But those familiar with the Whistleblower Protection Act cautioned that such protections can be limited, especially at the CIA.
Tom Devine, a longtime whistleblower rights advocate who is legal director for the Government Accountability Project, said CIA employees don’t have the same rights as other federal employees because of national security concerns.
“You can blow the whistle, but only within the intel community,” Devine said. “So when she went to the police, she was very much on her own. It’s an obnoxious loophole.”
Such a classic - “You can only complain to the people who won’t do anything”
I get the whole “national security” bit, at least to a degree…
But if America’s national security is at risk because a woman told the cops she was assaulted, something is very wrong.
said CIA employees don’t have the same rights as other federal employees because of national security concerns.
That is absolute bullshit. Classified intel and missions are irrelevant to sexual harassment in the workplace.
And people wonder why Snowden went outside of “whistleblower protection” avenues.
We all know such protections are useless if those exposed are powerful enough. Best to get it out beyond their control before they even know they have been outed.
Am I the only one who thinks ‘terminates’ isn’t the best synonym for fired with this employer?
The woman’s attorney called the action a brazen retaliation.
What, did she elect a leftist leader?
That sure asks a lot more questions than it answers, first and foremost- Why was she fired?
