Orange County Register

The plight of fired federal air marshal Robert MacLean - and the impact a decision in his case could have on all federal whistleblowers - has  caught the attention of our dear colleagues at The Washington Post.

Can’t be a bad thing for MacLean, who has had to move in with his parents in Ladera Ranch (with his wife and two children) after being unable to find a job.

We’ve chronicled how MacLean was fired from his cop-in-the-sky job after letting the world know about an ill-conceived plan to remove federal air marshals from long distance flights in 2003 - just as there was a suicide hijacking alert. (It was to save money on hotel bills.)

An administrative court ruling last week, saying that he is not protected by federal whistleblower laws   because he revealed “sensitive security information” - is seen by some as the death knell for would-be whistleblowers everywhere. 

You can read the Post columnist’s take on the MacLean decision by clicking here.

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