GOWAN v. U.S. DEPT. OF AIR FORCE

No. 96-2134.

148 F.3d 1182 (1998)

John G. GOWAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

July 17, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Justin Pennington, Law Offices of E. Justin Pennington, Albuquerque, New Mexico, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Maria Simon, Department of Justice, Washington, DC (Leonard Schaitman, Department of Justice, with her on the briefs), for Defendant-Appellee.

Before EBEL, Circuit Judge, McWILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge, and HENRY, Circuit Judge.


EBEL, Circuit Judge.

Retired Air Force Major John Gowan appeals the district court's judgment against him in this Privacy Act suit. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

Major John Gowan ("Major Gowan") was an Air Force officer whose area of expertise was high-energy laser optical materials and technology. One of his duties was to keep current on technological improvements that may have military value. In 1982, Major Gowan reported to the Air Force a break-through...

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