Whistleblower: U.S. Navy in Indiana tried to test lasers on sailors without their knowledge

Glenanne Johnson, an engineer with weapons expertise who worked as a civilian at the southern Indiana base, said after she refused to sign off on the testing, the Navy retaliated by creating a false record claiming she had been insubordinate and by revoking her security clearance, on which she relied in her contracting career.

“I didn’t violate any rules,” Johnson said. “I was upholding my role as a safety officer.”

A spokeswoman for the U.S. Navy said via email that Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center strictly follows testing and safety standards” and that the Navy did not revoke Johnson’s security clearance but suspended it because she was no longer employed by the U.S. Department of Defense.

Johnson said the loss of the security clearance devastated her small business.