Missile-Defense Whistleblower Fired

june 19, 2002  05:29 pm
Missile-Defense Whistleblower Fired
Biff Baker blew the whistle on abuse in the U.S. missile-defense program. Then, he got fired. "The national missile-defense system is supposed to protect America against a nuclear attack. Biff Baker's job was to protect American taxpayers against getting ripped off by the agencies and contractors developing the system. When he did his job too well, he says, he was fired," reports Colorado Springs Independent's Terje Langeland. "Now, federal investigators are looking into Baker's allegations that agencies working on the missile-defense program are engaging in fraud, waste and abuse."