Sydnes v. United States

GORSUCH, Circuit Judge.

Titan Corporation fired Brian Sydnes and Tom LaBrecque, civilian contractors employed by Titan to work as video-teleconferencing engineers at, and under the supervision of, the United States Northern Command. Claiming they had been wrongfully terminated in retaliation for reporting security breaches to Northern Command, Mr. Sydnes and Mr. La-Brecque brought a variety of tort claims against the United States and Titan. While Titan eventually settled, the district court granted summary judgment in favor of the United States, holding that the discretionary function…