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Jenna McLaughlin

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Up First from NPR
A Whistleblower Takes on DOGE

Yeah, every single person I talked to about this immediately just gasped. They were shocked that someone would actually call something this. Because the name B-Door essentially implies that you're building a backdoor or a way to get into a system that's not authorized. A possible way to extract information.

Up First from NPR
A Whistleblower Takes on DOGE

Yeah, every single person I talked to about this immediately just gasped. They were shocked that someone would actually call something this. Because the name B-Door essentially implies that you're building a backdoor or a way to get into a system that's not authorized. A possible way to extract information.

Up First from NPR
A Whistleblower Takes on DOGE

So to be clear, we were not able to recover the code for that project. We can't know exactly what the program was doing without seeing the details of that code. But, you know, even without knowing when it was created or how frequently it was used, the real importance of this is that it made Brulis concerned. That's when his real fears started to escalate. And why did that scare him so much?

Up First from NPR
A Whistleblower Takes on DOGE

So to be clear, we were not able to recover the code for that project. We can't know exactly what the program was doing without seeing the details of that code. But, you know, even without knowing when it was created or how frequently it was used, the real importance of this is that it made Brulis concerned. That's when his real fears started to escalate. And why did that scare him so much?

Up First from NPR
A Whistleblower Takes on DOGE

So to be clear, we were not able to recover the code for that project. We can't know exactly what the program was doing without seeing the details of that code. But, you know, even without knowing when it was created or how frequently it was used, the real importance of this is that it made Brulis concerned. That's when his real fears started to escalate. And why did that scare him so much?

Up First from NPR
A Whistleblower Takes on DOGE

Mostly because he was really scared of the data inside the NLRB getting out, particularly the data that lives in an extremely sensitive internal system, the case management system. That's where all the case files live of ongoing NLRB investigations. So, Aisha, here's some of the kind of data that NLRB has. personal information about union members or employees that are voting to join the union.

Up First from NPR
A Whistleblower Takes on DOGE

Mostly because he was really scared of the data inside the NLRB getting out, particularly the data that lives in an extremely sensitive internal system, the case management system. That's where all the case files live of ongoing NLRB investigations. So, Aisha, here's some of the kind of data that NLRB has. personal information about union members or employees that are voting to join the union.

Up First from NPR
A Whistleblower Takes on DOGE

Mostly because he was really scared of the data inside the NLRB getting out, particularly the data that lives in an extremely sensitive internal system, the case management system. That's where all the case files live of ongoing NLRB investigations. So, Aisha, here's some of the kind of data that NLRB has. personal information about union members or employees that are voting to join the union.

Up First from NPR
A Whistleblower Takes on DOGE

It has witness testimony in ongoing cases. It lists union organizers and leadership. And, you know, even if there's a possibility that that information was out in the wrong hands, we spoke to a It could scare people from forming unions or coming to the NLRB with concerns or testifying if they feel like that information isn't going to be secure.

Up First from NPR
A Whistleblower Takes on DOGE

It has witness testimony in ongoing cases. It lists union organizers and leadership. And, you know, even if there's a possibility that that information was out in the wrong hands, we spoke to a It could scare people from forming unions or coming to the NLRB with concerns or testifying if they feel like that information isn't going to be secure.

Up First from NPR
A Whistleblower Takes on DOGE

It has witness testimony in ongoing cases. It lists union organizers and leadership. And, you know, even if there's a possibility that that information was out in the wrong hands, we spoke to a It could scare people from forming unions or coming to the NLRB with concerns or testifying if they feel like that information isn't going to be secure.

Up First from NPR
A Whistleblower Takes on DOGE

But, you know, even if you're not the biggest fan of unions, this agency also has sensitive business information. Companies sometimes cooperate with investigations, whether it's an investigation into potential trade secrets or something along those lines. So it's possible that companies will have shared a lot of information about their internal workings that they also would not want exposed.

Up First from NPR
A Whistleblower Takes on DOGE

But, you know, even if you're not the biggest fan of unions, this agency also has sensitive business information. Companies sometimes cooperate with investigations, whether it's an investigation into potential trade secrets or something along those lines. So it's possible that companies will have shared a lot of information about their internal workings that they also would not want exposed.

Up First from NPR
A Whistleblower Takes on DOGE

But, you know, even if you're not the biggest fan of unions, this agency also has sensitive business information. Companies sometimes cooperate with investigations, whether it's an investigation into potential trade secrets or something along those lines. So it's possible that companies will have shared a lot of information about their internal workings that they also would not want exposed.

Up First from NPR
A Whistleblower Takes on DOGE

I think, firstly, if someone had this data, they could use it to create blacklists of union organizers, fire a bunch of people, target harassment and intimidation tactics at individuals involved in union activism. It could even give a company an advantage in an ongoing legal battle with the NLRB.

Up First from NPR
A Whistleblower Takes on DOGE

I think, firstly, if someone had this data, they could use it to create blacklists of union organizers, fire a bunch of people, target harassment and intimidation tactics at individuals involved in union activism. It could even give a company an advantage in an ongoing legal battle with the NLRB.

Up First from NPR
A Whistleblower Takes on DOGE

I think, firstly, if someone had this data, they could use it to create blacklists of union organizers, fire a bunch of people, target harassment and intimidation tactics at individuals involved in union activism. It could even give a company an advantage in an ongoing legal battle with the NLRB.

Up First from NPR
A Whistleblower Takes on DOGE

If you've got insight into the opposing counsel's notes, you can probably come up with a pretty good response. Meanwhile, a foreign adversary or criminal hacker might be really interested in that data, too. They might hold it for ransom. They might learn more about their competitors' businesses or innovations.

Up First from NPR
A Whistleblower Takes on DOGE

If you've got insight into the opposing counsel's notes, you can probably come up with a pretty good response. Meanwhile, a foreign adversary or criminal hacker might be really interested in that data, too. They might hold it for ransom. They might learn more about their competitors' businesses or innovations.

Up First from NPR
A Whistleblower Takes on DOGE

If you've got insight into the opposing counsel's notes, you can probably come up with a pretty good response. Meanwhile, a foreign adversary or criminal hacker might be really interested in that data, too. They might hold it for ransom. They might learn more about their competitors' businesses or innovations.