This man has very valid arguments and obviously expressed them well enough to prompt the House Judiciary Committee to investigate. Then as the House Judiciary Committee was putting together a report that supported his position, he breached policy by revealing sensitive information on 20/20.

Here's a tip for whistleblowers. When you start getting what you want, it's time to put the whistle away.

Are they nuts? My husband was very suprised to hear that Pickard is still flying. The FAM service is totally putting lives at risk. All I know, is that if GOD forbid something happen on one of his missions, and I were a family member of anyone on that plane - be it FAM, flight crew or passenger, I would sue the hell out of the TSA!

Stay safe Spencer. FAMS and their families stand behind you. I personally know what a dissapointment this agency has become. GOD BLESS!

Ron,
You do not know what you are talking about. All of our attorneys have advised us to blow from the highest mountain if you are going to have the courage to blow the whistle at all. This is because you get NO WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION FROM RETALIATION if your bosses can claim they had no idea you blew.

Spencer Pickard is a hero. He stood up for what is right and I am sorry, but nothing is changing as of today in the FAMS. Spencer and the rest of the FAMs are still dealing with mismanagement, fraud, waste and abuses of authority. Ron, your tax dollars are being WASTED too. Please read the report of Congress and do some research. Next, call your Congressman and Senators and demand they cut the budget of this agency IMMEDIATELY or start getting to the bottom of the problems.

No offense Ron, but the flying FAMs are one of the only things protecting this nation from another 9/11. There have been countless reports of accidents and problems with contraband and weapons getting onto aircraft. We need a real line of last defense to protect us. The flying Federal Air Marshal is the line of last defense.

Sue them Spencer for retaliating. We are all behind you!

Ron-

Here's a tip: Spencer was waiting for over a year for the House Judiciary Committee to do something. Would there even be a report without ABC and Spencer? Do you have all the information? Apparently not! By the way, nothing has changed!!! In fact, the supervisors in Chicago were at the airport checking to make sure FAMS were following the dress code this week after 20/20!

The whistle needs to be blown more and by other couragous people!

I firmly believe that FAM Spencer Pickard was courageous by exposing FAM safety and security problems, but the fact that he was ordered to fly missions should seriously concern anyone who is on his flights.

Congress must now hold hearings with RANK & FILE FAMs to learn how to remedy these problems.

FAM Pickard knew the risks involved by exposing his name and image on national network TV, unfortunately FAMS management chooses to prove their point that anonymity for FAMs is unnecessary for successful missions. FAMS management jeopardizes public safety by ordering FAM Pickard to fly missions.

I support FAM Pickard and his appearance on last week's ABC News exclusive, but I do not support the fact that FAMS management chooses to order him to fly missions after his global exposure.

I also support FAMs who are concerned that lives are in jeopardy when FAM Pickard continues to fly missions.

To FAMs based within FAM Pickard’s field office: If you believe that you are unsafe flying with FAM Pickard, you should file grievances with your chain of command.

All others concerned should file official complaints with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel [ https://www.osc.gov/efile/dsp_login.asp ], DHS Office of Inspector General [ DHSOIGHotline@DHS.gov ], TSA Office of Internal Affairs & Program Review [ barbara.gray@dhs.gov ], and / or TSA Office of Ombudsman [TSA.Ombudsman@dhs.gov ].

Thanks again FAM Pickard.

Ron you must be in management! Nice try, but Spencer did not release anything new that Tom Quinn and all his SS retired boys didn't do already. Let's see...Miami Office Tactics, Newsweek , Nightline, etc.. The problem with this agency is Management. TSA is just as bad because before Quinn left he saw to it that the upper ranks be filled by Ex SS . The Spin machine has already started and I am afraid that Spencer will be the one to suffer. FAM Managers care about themselves. Not those people who actually due the job. They have never been trained to do this job and as any working FAM will tell you our Executive Level Managers have always felt that we were beneath them.

I would hope that something is done to these crooks, but Washington DC is a dirty place. Absolute power corrupts and the working FAM is on the short end of the stick.

America I hope you are watching this story as it developes, because unless it snows in hell you are going to see just how much power all these retired SS guys have over Congress and the House.

Millions of tax dollars have been wasted and you will never know just how many folks are leaving and how hard it is to do this job with the Management that is in place. We are nothing but numbers on a stat board.

Spencer you are a good man and I wish you and you family all the best. It's just too bad that not one political figure has stepped up to the plate in your defense. I have said it before and I will say it again...The lies have started..the wheels are in motion and the Public and the FAMS will continue to suffer.

I have no faith in my elected officials.....It's all lip service...

I think that Federal Air Marshal (FAM) Spencer Pickard did an amazingly brave and NECESSARY act, but the fact that he is still flying missions should TERRIFY anyone who is on HIS airplane.

Congress or the White House should bring him and others who spoke out in the past to Capitol Hill to find out how to fix this problem, then FAM Pickard should be dispatched to every Federal Air Marshal Service field office to teach managers how to run this program the RIGHT way.

It is plainly obvious that the Federal Air Marshal Service's executive management believe that peer pressure from fellow Air Marshals, air crews, and the flying public will force FAM Pickard into QUITTING - THEN they have nothing further to worry about from him – FAM Pickard is GONE - PROBLEM SOLVED.

Let's just hope that in the mist of this that FAM Pickard or one of his partners does not become a SACRIFICIAL LAMB for a terrorist hijacker and another 3,000 lives aren’t cremated again.

Fact, the Supervisors from the Chicago Air Marshal Office were in O'Hare International Airport this week after the 20/20 broadcase to ensure FAMS were abiding by the dress code. How far does this crap have to go? I found out one of the Supervisors accidently approached a regular passenger in order to admonish him for not wearing "business attire." The passenger alerted a Chicago Department of Aviation Special Police Officer who detained the supervisors until they could be propertly identified.

Meeting today with ASACs H. Ballinger and E. Brashear:

1. All agencies have problems
2. They are working on these issues but it takes time due to working with an industry (airline) and individual corporations. You don't go to the media with your problems (I guess only management is allowed to go to the media)
3. Spencer got his 15 minutes of fame but it has cost us big time (but he did say "I guess he thought he was doing the right thing...")
4. No one in the Intelligence community will talk to us because they know we're untrustworthy so we're getting no Intell now
5. Our career track is jepordized because of this ABC special, in that we might not be getting extra jurisdiction so no new duties
6. Congress is outraged that a FAM would broadcast sensitive information like Spencer did. They can't believe someone would do such a thing (let's ignore the fact that the head of the Senate Judiciary Committee is the one leading the charge....move along folks, nothing to see here.....)
7. We will survive this as an agency. We'll make it and somehow muddle through, with the help of you guys (the flying FAMS).

Essentially then guys and gals, as per these ASACs, the problems of the FAMS today are our fault. We brought this on ourselves. Or Spencer did.

What a joke.

But I should mention, for the record, that these words were met with dead silence, except for the two FAMs laughing in the back of the room. No questions, no comments, no response. Just silence.

These fools disgust me. We work for some of the dumbest people in law enforcement anywhere. How did they survive a full career in the Secret Svc without maiming themselves in accidents?

Congress needs to stand up and do something. Even Spencer speaking out has them doing nothing.

Ron, yes, you are a simpleton or a member of management. Spencer gave away nothing sensitive that was not already given up by the liar Tom Quinn and Byers and company. Take a look at the archived features story from a couple years back on the WSVN news site in Florida on the Federal Air Marshals. It is still there to watch and study in detail. FAMs call it the Al Qaeda FAM training tape. Yeah, the ex-SS management gave the reporters full access to the office and videotaped a complete scenario in the sim room. They bleep out the FAMs names in the video, but leave in all their terminology and tactics. We have complained to management Ron - for years. The Congressional report is finally spelling it out that Tom Quinn is a liar and endangered his own employees. By endangering FAMs, Tom Quinn endangered the American public.

Did you guys not hear Congressmen Sensenbrenner state he asked the FAM to speak out and ABC to air the story? The Congressman is so disgusted he feels the media attention is necessary.

Spencer Pickard is a hero. Tom Quinn and the ex-SS managers are nothing but scammers and liars. Liars do not belong in law enforcement with the trust of the public.

Managers at the FAM Service are racist. How many Hispanics are Supervisors? How many Blacks? How about females? Promotions are based on how good you are keeping your mouth shut and being a yes man.
Do you have any idea how many EEO complaints of discrimination were filed by FAM’s? Managers just don’t give a dam and they should be replaced as soon as possible.
If this information is released, it would be the end of the Secret Service rejects.
I heard that there are discrimination complaints in Chicago, Las Vegas, Orlando and Miami, witch has the most complaints filed based on discrimination.

The ex SS should be put in jail for the fraud and waste they have perpetrated upon the FAMS and the American public. I am sure current and new US Secret Service agents are thoroughly disgusted by what Tom Quinn, Byers, Novak and cronies have done to their reputation.

I hope their misdeeds and thefts in relation to the PDA program also comes to light. FAMs with knowledge of the debacle and waste of the Palm program need to come forward and tell Congress or Brian Ross the details.

Dana Brown, the new FAMS Director, seems like he cares. He has a near impossible job fixing what Quinn destroyed. Calling your employees amateurs and peabrains while you steal from the taxpayers does not endear you to your workforce. It is amazing that Tom Quinn is still respected and revered by his ex SS cronies. Does Tom Quinn have pictures of people doing bad things with animals or what? The flying FAMs do not understand their devotion to such a sick, lying person. I will not call Tom Quinn a man.

It is true; Orlando Field office is not as bad as Miami when it comes to discrimination. I was a FAM at the Miami Field Office and thank God I was transferred to Orlando. Management at that office are morally corrupt.

Bravo to ABC and Mr.Pickard... there are still some real Americans left in the country.

Look at this realistically.
1. “They” had the opportunity of a life time, to create a new government agency. To change its normal ways of abuse, waste and ineffectiveness. And they blew it.
2. This is NOT the job we were hired to do.
3. “They” care more about their jobs, image and status than they do anti-terrorism, and in their minds they have justified those facts.
4. There are rules of conduct, dress and PDA usage, but ONLY guidelines for hours in a day, hours for a weekend, time between daily duty hours, and hours in the air. Hmmm?
5. Their integrity and their word is garbage. Remember “we want them melting barrels,” four and threes, Tangos, office days, re-working schedules for more time on the ground and with families, and the list goes on.
6. The three main complaints since day one were: boarding procedures, dress code and circumventing security. Have they fixed those? (NO)
7. It’s time to call a duck a duck. It’s time to find another job, be home with your family at night, repair your marriages, and start going to church again…life is a one shot deal and we are wasting time working for people who simply could care less.

While I am a white male FAM and have not personally experienced racism - I believe it is very possible to be occurring at the FAMS. Racism and prejudice is normally carried out as a result of being a very, very stupid person. Our managers sure fit the description. They are among the dumbest people I have ever seen.

It is almost as if our managers want problems and like the pain of discontent. They always seem to choose the hard road and alienate themselves from their employees every chance they get.

Thank you Spencer Pickard. WE ALL SUPPORT YOU!

You guys in the south east may claim to have the worst office, but the rocket-scientists of the exSS in Denver sure give your morons a run for the money. We had one exSS boss lose his gun, ammo, two creds/badges, PDA, cuffs, and wrapped Christmas presents from his car while out on a date in a bad neighborhood. (He should have taken his wife instead of a date. Karma can be that way.) It was a couple days before Christmas and he claimed he left wrapped presents on his seat IN PLAIN VIEW while he stopped to get a tasty burrito. (Even civilians know this is stupid. I guess the SS is more like being a dumb civvy than a cop.) If it wasn't for the locals tipping off the press, he would have gotten away with a slap on the wrist. What a complete joke. Any FAM in Denver would have been suggested for termination. This manager used to protect the president though. That makes it all different. They are allowed a much higher level of incompetance.

A couple days later, another exSS boss drops his creds at the Broncos game and lost them. He got called the next day to drive down to the stadium to pick them up. OMG. It really is not too funny. This guy probably received an award for his loss and eventual recovery. His whole career has been a long line of hook-ups, hustles and scams. They are actually proud of all the scams they have run throughout their career to profit one way or the other.

It is sad as the flying FAMs get divorced. The stresses of the job, the mismanagement, and now the embarrassment in the press make it difficult to keep a family together. Meanwhile, the management is fat, happy and whining about how the flying FAM does not understand as he/she never protected the president.

I hope Congress steps in fast. This corruption needs to be stopped so the flying FAMs can do their jobs.

Thank you whistleblowers!

The mis-management is the sole reason I am quitting the FAMS after four years.

I cannot stand the corruption and lies any longer.

Thanks Spencer.