A judge has ordered reinstatement of a government whistleblower who was fired after he revealed unsafe practices at the Army's Rock Island Arsenal.
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Charles "Curt" McRae, a pilot fired two years after he turned in his supervisors, also will receive back pay under the order filed Thursday by Administrative Law Judge Phillip N. Miller.Miller said McRae's appeal to the Merit System Protection Board had supported his allegation that his firing was in reprisal for activity protected under a federal law that protects whistleblowers. He reported mishandling of dangerous chemicals and explosives, among other flight-safety violations.