NBC Dateline to present report on body armor for U.S. Soldiers.
NBC Dateline will present a report on Sunday, evaluating the merits of two different types of body armor for soldiers: Dragon Skin and the Interceptor.
Federal employees may find interesting the story of the engineer, Nevin Rupert, who spent 7 years evaluating the type of body armor that the Department of Defense decided not to purchase. Click here to read a portion of his interview with NBC.
Federal employees will not be shocked to hear Mr. Rupert’s story - whistleblowers in the Federal Government are commonly the victims of retaliatory terminations, discipline, and hostility from their supervisors. The law meant to protect these individuals - who are an integral part of maintaining the integrity and efficiency of our government - is, in the opinion of this Firm, weak and ineffective. The executive Agency charged with investigating allegations of retaliation for protected whistleblowing is, in the opinion of this Firm, largely irrelevant.
We’ll keep you posted on this story, for sure, including the outcome of Mr. Rupert’s MSPB hearing. Of course, after the Dateline story, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the case settled.
