Travel News - FAA Air Traffic Controller directed DHS turboprop into path of Air Force C-130

The Associated Press has an article about an air traffic control incident that "raises questions about whether employee rights are trumping safety at the Federal Aviation Administration":

Associated Press:
(Posted on FoxNews)
Air controller involved in 2nd potential collision
Published March 09, 2012 (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/03/09/controller-involved-in-2nd-potential-collision/)

According to the article, a previous mistake by the same controller "caused a regional airliner and a small plane to come within 300 feet of colliding with each other, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a report released in January".

The article cites an "FAA employee with knowledge of the incident". I wonder if leaking stuff like this is the only way they can get rid of the controller?

The earlier incident was said to be "...within 300 feet..." This one is a lot less of an incident than that. The qu:rolleyes:te above relates to the earlier incident. This one was described as follows:An FAA analysis of radar data shows the planes came within 2.59 miles laterally and 300 feet vertically of each other. Regulations require a minimum separation distance between planes of three miles laterally or 1,000 feet vertically.Yes this was in violation of the rules, as well. Yes, investigating the controller is the right thing to do.