Michelle Martin

Virginia Democratic Congressman Jerry Connolly called it, quote, technological malfeasance and wants an investigation. He's asking Inspectors General what access did Doge operatives have, what sensitive data could have been taken, and why were the agency's security systems turned off?

And that's Up First for Wednesday, April 16th. I'm A. Martinez.

And that's Up First for Wednesday, April 16th. I'm A. Martinez.

And that's Up First for Wednesday, April 16th. I'm A. Martinez.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Anna Yukoninoff, Scott Hensley, Stephen Drummond, Mohamed El-Bardisi, and Jenea Williams. It was produced by Ziad Bach, Nia Dumas, and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Arthur Lrent, and our technical director is David Greenberg. Join us again tomorrow.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Anna Yukoninoff, Scott Hensley, Stephen Drummond, Mohamed El-Bardisi, and Jenea Williams. It was produced by Ziad Bach, Nia Dumas, and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Arthur Lrent, and our technical director is David Greenberg. Join us again tomorrow.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Anna Yukoninoff, Scott Hensley, Stephen Drummond, Mohamed El-Bardisi, and Jenea Williams. It was produced by Ziad Bach, Nia Dumas, and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Arthur Lrent, and our technical director is David Greenberg. Join us again tomorrow.

The Trump administration seems to have no plans to bring back a Maryland man mistakenly sent to a prison in El Salvador.

The Trump administration seems to have no plans to bring back a Maryland man mistakenly sent to a prison in El Salvador.

The Trump administration seems to have no plans to bring back a Maryland man mistakenly sent to a prison in El Salvador.

Is the administration defying the Supreme Court? I'm Michelle Martin, that's Leila Fadl, and this is Up First from NPR News. A whistleblower at the National Labor Relations Board tells NPR that after Doge, Elon Musk's cost-cutting group, gained access to their servers, records were deleted and security tools were deactivated.

Is the administration defying the Supreme Court? I'm Michelle Martin, that's Leila Fadl, and this is Up First from NPR News. A whistleblower at the National Labor Relations Board tells NPR that after Doge, Elon Musk's cost-cutting group, gained access to their servers, records were deleted and security tools were deactivated.

Is the administration defying the Supreme Court? I'm Michelle Martin, that's Leila Fadl, and this is Up First from NPR News. A whistleblower at the National Labor Relations Board tells NPR that after Doge, Elon Musk's cost-cutting group, gained access to their servers, records were deleted and security tools were deactivated.

The Trump administration has accused Kilmar Abrego-Garcia of being a gang member. His attorney says that is not true and there's been no evidence presented publicly to support that. The Salvadoran president was in the Oval Office yesterday meeting with President Trump.

The Trump administration has accused Kilmar Abrego-Garcia of being a gang member. His attorney says that is not true and there's been no evidence presented publicly to support that. The Salvadoran president was in the Oval Office yesterday meeting with President Trump.

The Trump administration has accused Kilmar Abrego-Garcia of being a gang member. His attorney says that is not true and there's been no evidence presented publicly to support that. The Salvadoran president was in the Oval Office yesterday meeting with President Trump.

Since President Trump took office again, members of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, that's that ad hoc cost-cutting group led by Elon Musk, have aggressively sought access to government data and computer systems.

Since President Trump took office again, members of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, that's that ad hoc cost-cutting group led by Elon Musk, have aggressively sought access to government data and computer systems.

Since President Trump took office again, members of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, that's that ad hoc cost-cutting group led by Elon Musk, have aggressively sought access to government data and computer systems.

We're joined now by NPR's Jenna McLaughlin, who covers cybersecurity. Good morning, Jenna. Good morning, Michelle. So what sort of things did the whistleblower see that made him want to come forward?