DHS Whistleblower Comes Forth

“Chairman Issa issued the subpoenas for depositions so that the investigation could continue moving forward, and we are expecting DHS to fully cooperate with the committee,” said Kurt Bardella, a spokesman for Issa.

DHS officials have previously told Issa’s office that officials strictly adhere to the department’s guidelines when deciding whether to censor the public’s requests for information under FOIA. But a career official within DHS has come forward as a whistleblower with information that contradicts the DHS’s stance, according to a source close to the Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

According to a GOP committee aide, “a career official within DHS came to us and provided evidence that called into question the veracity of statements made by DHS officials to the committee."