August 29, 2006

World's First YouTube Whistle Blower

On YouTube, Charges of Security Flaws
Ex-Lockheed Worker Takes Concerns Over Coast Guard Ships to the Web


By Griff Witte

Michael De Kort was frustrated.

The 41-year-old Lockheed Martin engineer had complained to his bosses. He had told his story to government investigators. He had called congressmen.

But when no one seemed to be stepping up to correct what he saw as critical security flaws in a fleet of refurbished Coast Guard patrol boats, De Kort did just about the only thing left he could think of to get action: He made a video and posted it on YouTube.com.
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2 Comments:

At 9:55 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thanks.

 
At 10:01 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

The Boats you he is speaking of have taken out of service as of the of 2006, awiating investigation of phiscal demands on the ships side ware the langthing accured

 

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