Carlet Auguste, a former employee of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency during the Clinton-Gore Administration, warned supervisors that sensitive satellite and missile technology was improperly being transferred to foreign governments.  This technology could, in his opinion, be used by these governments to develop ballistic missiles and should, therefore, be considered a threat to national security.

Given the fact that Mr. Auguste was tasked with conducting export control reviews, he felt he was simply doing his job.  His supervisors, who wanted to allow foreign countries to obtain military-related technology, disagreed.  Mr. Auguste was told to put aside his technical concerns and take "political and economic" factors into consideration when conducting his reviews.  In October 2000, Mr. Auguste bravely refused these corrupt orders and was fired.

Judicial Watch represented Mr. Auguste in his "whistleblower" claims before Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), the agency that adjudicates certain whistleblower claims brought by federal employees.  It is the same entity reviewing Judicial Watch’s case on behalf of INS whistleblower Rick Ramirez.  

"Mr. Auguste should have been hailed as a guardian of our national security," said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.  "Instead, Bill Clinton's and Al Gore's henchmen considered him an obstacle to their scheme to sell out our national defense for campaign contributions."

Among the recipients of our most sensitive satellite and missile technology transfers were the United Arab Emirates, Russia, and an unknown country in Asia.

CASE STATUS

On October 23, 2003, this matter was resolved to the mutual satisfaction of both parties.