Head of FBI’s Philadelphia Office Plans to Retire, Take Job with Fortune 500 Company

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  The head of the FBI’s Philadelphia field office, Edward J. Hanko, plans to retire next month following 29 years with the bureau, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The Pennsylvania native led the Philadelphia office since 2013, beefing up investigations of terrorism, cyber crime and public corruption. Hanko, 55, plans to become the…

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TSA Administrator Pistole to Retire After More Than 4 Years at Helm

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com John Pistole, head of the TSA, will retire after leading the agency for more than four years, Reuters reports. Pistole was in charge of 60,000 employees and security operations at more than 415 airports nationwide. Pistole “has been integral in leading TSA’s transformation to a risk-based, intelligence-driven counterterrorism agency dedicated to…

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Head of FBI’s Office in Seattle Resigns Abruptly; She Had Long-Standing Sexual Discrimination Claims

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Laura M. Laughlin, head of the FBI’s office in Seattle for a decade, resigned abruptly Monday. The Seattle Times reports that Laughlin retirement was anything but routine. Laughlin, who joined the FBI in 1985, filed suit for sexual discrimination againt the bureau in 2011, claiming she was passed up for at least…

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Richard DesLauriers, Head of Boston FBI, Announces He’s Retiring And Joining Private Sector

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Richard DesLauriers, who has led the Boston FBI office since July 2010, announced he’s retiring from the bureau and taking a job in the private sector, The Boston Globe reports. DesLauriers, who most recently led the response to the Boston Marathon bombings, will retire effective July 13 as he prepares to take…

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