Best Of BPR 3/04: "The Time For Waiting And Seeing Is Over," Says Cybersecurity Expert Fired By DOGE
- Author
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Published
- Tue 04 Mar 2025
- Episode Link
- https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_154_ae5151f9-e9a6-4411-9141-f495b706c76e&uf=https%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.wgbh.org%2F154%2Ffeed-rss.xml
Today:
Jonathan Kamens and Francis Tarasiewicz both worked for the federal government until mid-February, when DOGE came for their jobs. Kamens served as the sole government employee working on cybersecurity at VA.Gov protecting veterans' sensitive health information; Tarasiewicz had just landed his dream job as a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in New England.
They both warn their firings have immediate negative impacts to American security infrastructures.
