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"'''Thomas Bittler''' and [[Ray Guagliardi]] worked for the US [[Transportation Security Administration]] (TSA). In 2003, while serving as training coordinators at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, they noticed numerous violations of regulations for inspecting baggage, for example, inadequate inspections following alarms. They reported their concerns to their boss, which led nowhere, so they wrote to TSA headquarters. The result: they lost their jobs two months later, officially due to a staff restructure. However, 'both men say TSA officials told them that they should never have complained. According to Bittler, one supervisor said: "If you people would just learn to shut your mouths, you would still have your jobs"'<ref>[[Document:Whistleblowers - Risks and skills]]</ref>
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"'''Thomas Bittler''' [[blew the whistle]] on the [[TSA]], along with [[Ray Guagliardi]].<ref>https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2004/07/flight-risk/</ref>
 
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Latest revision as of 23:59, 13 April 2022

Person.png Thomas BittlerRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(Whistleblower)
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NationalityUS
ExposedTSA/Corruption
Member ofNational Security Whistleblowers Coalition
TSA whistleblower, dismissed along with Ray Guagliardi.

"Thomas Bittler blew the whistle on the TSA, along with Ray Guagliardi.[1]

 

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Ray GuagliardiRay Guagliardi and Thomas Bittler worked for the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA). In 2003, while serving as training coordinators at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, they noticed numerous violations of regulations for inspecting baggage, for example, inadequate inspections following alarms. They reported their concerns to their boss, which led nowhere, so they wrote to TSA headquarters. The result: they lost their jobs two months later, officially due to a staff restructure. However, 'both men say TSA officials told them that they should never have complained. According to Bittler, one supervisor said: "If you people would just learn to shut your mouths, you would still have your jobs"”Brian Martin
Ray Guagliardi
2007
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