The chairman of the House oversight committee has asked the Department of Homeland Security for an independent investigation into allegations of discrimination and retaliation in the Federal Air Marshal Service.
In separate stories, ProPublica and CBS News reported Monday that dozens of air marshals say they’ve been treated unfairly by an "old boys club" of supervisors who target employees who speak up or don’t fit a certain mold.
The Transportation Security Administration is investigating allegations that supervisors in … more…
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Michael Grabell covers transportation for ProPublica. He was a reporter for The Dallas Morning News from 2003 until mid-2008, covering police, state and federal courts and aviation safety and security. His investigative work has included stories on the TSA, penny stocks, the Lance Armstrong doping allegations, chemicals stored near schools and neighborhoods, and a bus fire that killed 23 nursing home patients fleeing Hurricane Rita. He was a 2007 finalist for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists.