Alden

I. BACKGROUND

20 A. Factual Background 21 Between 1997 and 2012, Plaintiff Peter Alden was employed as a technical draftsperson by 22 several contractors at the NASA Ames Research Center (“NARC”) in Mountain View, California. 23 FAC ¶ 11. On November 1, 2009, Alden “blew the whistle” on AECOM, the federal contractor 24 that employed him at that time, by sending a complaint to Anthony Wong, who according to 25 Alden was “the NARC Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) [who was] the 26 government liaison for the AECOM contract.” Id. ¶ 21. Alden’s complaints were concerning 27 AECOM practices that Alden contends impaired drawing productivity. Id. On May 7, 2012, AECOM terminated Alden’s employment. Id. ¶ 12. Alden filed a formal complaint with the NASA Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) on May 7, 2015, complaining that AECOM had defrauded the government and retaliated against him. Id. ¶ 54(a). The NASA OIG denied Alden’s request for relief on May 31, 2016. Id. ¶ 55. B. Procedural History On May 31, 2018, Alden, who represents himself in this litigation, filed the original Complaint in this case, which named both…