He said that he and the other two whistle blowers Andrew Rhoades, an assistant director in the Office of Security Operations, and Jay Brainard, a TSA security director in Kansas had not been given an opportunity to share their concerns with Neffenger.
Date: May 23, 2016
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Investigation opened in alleged racial profiling case at TSA
The Office of the Inspector Generals probe comes at the behest of Andrew Rhoades, an assistant federal security director for TSA, who said he was pressured by his supervisor to profile Somali-American imams and community members visiting his Twin Cities office. Specifically, he was asked to provide
Date: May 05, 2016
Category: Business
Source: Google
Watchdog Probes Alleged 'Profiling' Of Somalis At Minneapolis Airport
The New York Times reported that the supervisor, David McMahon, wrote a mid-year performance evaluation in which he affirmed that he had advised subordinate Andrew Rhoades to check out the potential visitors in order to determine "if we want them in our office space or meet elsewhere."
Date: May 05, 2016
Category: Business
Source: Google
Franken Calls For Investigation Following TSA Profiling Allegations
report from The New York Times. The paper reported that Andrew Rhoades, a TSA manager in the Twin Cities, told higher officials within the agency that his supervisor asked him to give the names of Somali leaders to an intelligence officer so that they might be checked against a database for terror ties.
Date: Apr 28, 2016
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
TSA employees rip agency: 'No one who reports issues is safe'
Andrew Rhoades, assistant federal security director for TSAs office of security operations, said he was abruptly issued a directed reassignment because a supervisor believed he was leaking information to the local press.