Jenna McLaughlin

Yeah, I was lucky enough to speak to Barulis at length. You even got notes.

Yeah, I was lucky enough to speak to Barulis at length. You even got notes.

Yeah, I was lucky enough to speak to Barulis at length. You even got notes.

And got to learn a lot more about him and what makes him tick. Let's just start off with you introducing yourself. Sure. Tell me a little bit about you. When he was 16, he got a computer for his birthday instead of a car, and he just took it apart to see how it worked and put it back together.

And got to learn a lot more about him and what makes him tick. Let's just start off with you introducing yourself. Sure. Tell me a little bit about you. When he was 16, he got a computer for his birthday instead of a car, and he just took it apart to see how it worked and put it back together.

And got to learn a lot more about him and what makes him tick. Let's just start off with you introducing yourself. Sure. Tell me a little bit about you. When he was 16, he got a computer for his birthday instead of a car, and he just took it apart to see how it worked and put it back together.

He did the same thing with electronics from the thrift store, actually. He would buy radios and take them apart. He even said that he once got nearly electrocuted messing around with all the electronics.

He did the same thing with electronics from the thrift store, actually. He would buy radios and take them apart. He even said that he once got nearly electrocuted messing around with all the electronics.

He did the same thing with electronics from the thrift store, actually. He would buy radios and take them apart. He even said that he once got nearly electrocuted messing around with all the electronics.

And he's worked in this field for many years. Prior to being in the government, he was a technical consultant. He was a specialist actually doing auditing of corporate systems. So exactly the kind of stuff that Doge does that they're trying to do, that was actually Brulis' job. He says he decided to join the NLRB because he was really interested in public service.

And he's worked in this field for many years. Prior to being in the government, he was a technical consultant. He was a specialist actually doing auditing of corporate systems. So exactly the kind of stuff that Doge does that they're trying to do, that was actually Brulis' job. He says he decided to join the NLRB because he was really interested in public service.

And he's worked in this field for many years. Prior to being in the government, he was a technical consultant. He was a specialist actually doing auditing of corporate systems. So exactly the kind of stuff that Doge does that they're trying to do, that was actually Brulis' job. He says he decided to join the NLRB because he was really interested in public service.

He had done volunteer firefighting in the past. He had worked for a rape crisis line. But he wanted to use his technical skills to do more.

He had done volunteer firefighting in the past. He had worked for a rape crisis line. But he wanted to use his technical skills to do more.

He had done volunteer firefighting in the past. He had worked for a rape crisis line. But he wanted to use his technical skills to do more.

So his job at the NLRB specifically is to secure the cloud-based systems. He reinforces who gets access to those systems, and he helps keep out attackers.

So his job at the NLRB specifically is to secure the cloud-based systems. He reinforces who gets access to those systems, and he helps keep out attackers.

So his job at the NLRB specifically is to secure the cloud-based systems. He reinforces who gets access to those systems, and he helps keep out attackers.

So normally anyone working on these systems, once they create an account, there's a ticket filed. You get to track a little bit about what that account is doing. But when the Doge staffers came in, Barula said that his colleagues were asked not to track anything, to just completely act like they were never there.

So normally anyone working on these systems, once they create an account, there's a ticket filed. You get to track a little bit about what that account is doing. But when the Doge staffers came in, Barula said that his colleagues were asked not to track anything, to just completely act like they were never there.