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22 Fed. Cir. B.J. 393 (2012-2013)
Protecting Transportation and Homeland Security through Congressional Oversight: Legislative Recommendations to Fill Gaps in Whistleblower Protections Relating to Sensitive Security Information and Controlled Unclassified Information

handle is hein.journals/fedcb22 and id is 417 raw text is: Protecting Transportation and Homeland Security Through Congressional Oversight: Legislative Recommendations to Fill Gaps in Whistleblower Protections Relating to Sensitive Security Information and Controlled Unclassified Information Matthew L. Riffee* Introduction September 11, 2001 brought new challenges for all areas of the U.S. government, particularly in the area of homeland security. One of the most immediate concerns related to theAmerican transportation system.' As a result, Congress enacted the Aviation and Transportation Security Act in November of 2001 and placed broad responsibility on a new agency, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).2 A year later, the TSA was placed within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), further emphasizing the TSA's primary goal: to safeguard American transit systems.3 Despite the creation of numerous new executive agencies, such as the TSA and the DHS, and the constant flow of homeland security concerns in the post-9/ 11 world, the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (WPA) and the * Matthew L. Riffee is aJ.D. Candidate, May 2013, at The George Washington University Law School. He graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor ofArts in Government in 2008. Matthew would like to thank Adjunct Professor Kirby Lee and former Notes Editor Dennis Corkery for their feedback, insight, and recommendations throughout the writing process. He would also like to thank his family, friends, and Sarah for their continual love and support. ' The Aviation and Transportation Security Act was passed less than three months after the events of September 11, 2001. See Aviation and Transportation Security Act, Pub. L. No. 107-71, 115 Stat. 597 (2001). 2 Id. § 101, 115 Stat. at 597. 3 Homeland Security Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-296, § 403, 116 Stat. 2135, 2178 (2002).

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