Obama-Era DHS Whistleblower Haney Found Dead of Gunshot Wound, Police Say

The Homeland Security Department headquarters in northwest Washington. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo

Officials have begun an investigation after former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) whistleblower Philip Haney was found dead on Feb. 21 of a gunshot wound, according to local authorities.

Haney, 66, an outspoken critic of the Obama administration, alleged that the government shut down a surveillance program that could have prevented the 2015 Islamic terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California.