Fired Fast And Furious Whilstler Blower Cops Reinstated

Fromt he Reno Gazette Journal: The Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives whistleblower who was fired after speaking out about the U.S. Justice Department’s failed Fast and Furious gun-running operation and the breakdown between ATF and U.S. attorneys in Reno is back on the payroll.The U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, which oversees federal employment issues, granted a request by the Office of Special Counsel, an independent federal investigator, on Tuesday to put ATF special agent Vince Cefalu’s firing on hold for 45 days while it looks into his case....
On Wednesday, Cefalu said he received a call from the ATF Special Agent in Charge with the San Francisco Field Division telling him that they have restarted his pay and are sending him his equipment, including his badge and firearm.
“They’re eating crow,” he said in a telephone interview.
ATF Special Agent Helen Dunkel, spokeswoman for the ATF San Francisco office, said she could not comment on Cefalu’s reinstatement....Two ATF officials confronted Cefalu in a Denny’s parking lot in South Lake Tahoe on Oct. 10 and served him termination papers, he said.
At the time, Cefalu told the Reno Gazette-Journal that he believed his firing was “retaliation for speaking out against incompetence and mismanagement” not only with the botched Fast and Furious program but also for speaking out about the breakdown between ATF and the Reno U.S. Attorney’s office.
Cefalu’s website CleanUpATF.org reported that the ATF office in Reno was in shambles and he spoke on the record with the Reno Gazette-Journal about the problems. He said the Reno office had been one of the most productive in the country but management failed to resolve the problems.  http://www.rgj.com/article/20121024/NEWS/310240122/Fired-ATF-whistleblower-gets-job-back-while-his-case-reviewed?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|s
I wonder high up in the Obama administration this guy's case went before they ordered him fired?  Maybe Eric Holder or Janet Napalitano?