Chris Bing
@propublica.org reporter: hacking, intelligence and foreign affairs. @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social grad. 📧email: christopher.bing@propublica.org / 📞Signal:771-217-8550. More contact info: bit.ly/2wagIS7
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- Reposted by Chris BingProPublica Wins Pulitzer Prize for Public Service www.propublica.org/article/prop...
- DHS put out a public comment opportunity as it looks to "collect social media identifiers ('handles') and associated social media platform names from applicants" to screen for potential national security threats. Deadline is May 5. Already has +1k comments. www.regulations.gov/document/USC...
- This is a really important story from earlier this week that runs in line with what I've seen. It's a period of rapid change when it comes to internal intimidation tactics for the purpose of keeping people quiet www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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- Reposted by Chris BingSCOOP: A Treasury inspector general has asked the Internal Revenue Service to provide details on any instances where President Trump or DOGE tried to obtain taxpayer data and other sensitive information. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
- NEW: Inspector General Probes Whether Trump, DOGE Sought Private Taxpayer Information or Sensitive IRS Material www.propublica.org/article/trum... With the full squad @williamturton.bsky.social @andykroll.bsky.social @AASchapiro
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- The startup has raised over $2B in venture capital, much of it from firms with ties to Trump and Musk. In addition to Thiel, other major backers include Thrive Capital, which was founded by Jared Kushner's brother, and 8VC, a firm run by Musk allies. By @chrisbing.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
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- TPM calls our article about GSA/Trump admin eyeing fintech startup Ramp for the fed’s smartpay program: “One of the most important stories in some time” talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/rampi... Story: www.propublica.org/article/trum...
- Reposted by Chris BingUPDATED TODAY: We've added 11 more names to our DOGE tracker, bringing the total to 77 staffers affiliated with Musk. Plus, you can now filter our database by federal agency. Check it out ⤵️
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- Reposted by Chris BingOur DOGE tracker is updated with a whole slew of new names, and now you can filter by agency to see which of the DOGErs have been where. Great work by @williamturton.bsky.social, @chrisbing.bsky.social, @kirstenberg.bsky.social and others! projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...
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- Reposted by Chris BingNEW: A little-known firm with investors linked to JD Vance, Elon Musk and Trump could get a piece of the federal expense card system — and its hundreds of millions in fees. “This goes against all the normal contracting safeguards,” one expert said. By @chrisbing.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
- wild stuff here www.wsj.com/politics/elo...
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- A sign of change?: Chinese law enforcement says it caught NSA in chinese networks (not new) then names specific alleged employees at the agency (new) they claim were involved. www.reuters.com/technology/c...
- We are finalists for the deadline club award for our Reuters reporting last year uncovering a US military psychological operation aimed at china’s covid vaccines (@joel_schectman)
- Hearing about planned large scale cuts at CISA and potentially even a reorg that moves elements of existing workforce back under main DHS. If you know more, feel free to reach out bing-chris.medium.com/how-to-conta...
- Trump has signed an EO to investigate and revoke the clearances of one of his top cybersecurity officials from the first admin, former CISA director Chris Krebs - who famously confirmed the integrity of the 2020 election.
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- An update: conservative activist Laura Loomer confirmed her role in the NSA director’s firing last night: x.com/lauraloomer/...
- The Laura Loomer effect
- The one guy not in the signal chat got fired first
- The commander of U.S. Cyber Command and Director of NSA Gen. Timothy Haugh — who’s only been in the post for about a year — and his deputy were ousted today.
- Reposted by Chris BingTHREAD: Last year, ProPublica started receiving tips from an unusual kind of source: flight attendants. They said they'd worked on deportation flights for ICE, and they could tell us what it was really like on board. 1/
- The way that some federal workers learned today they had been laid off was their badges wouldn't scan at different federal building entrances. Wild scenes and lots of confusion/anger
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- Reposted by Chris BingIn 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on Yemen in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
- You would assume that the development of a senior DOGE figure - a young cybersecurity engineer - briefly becoming a Fannie Mae board member would be seen as a bigger story/mystery with more attention from Congress. But I guess not
- A deeply important story by my colleague @hannahallam.bsky.social "Tens of millions of dollars slated for violence prevention have been cut or are frozen pending review as President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency steamrolls the national security sector."
- For decades, the U.S. government has invested millions in prevention work and academic research with the goal of intervening in the crucial window before an attack occurs. But the federal clearinghouse behind these grants just fired 20% of its staff. By @hannahallam.bsky.social
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- Like the NSA briefing Musk did recently, it’s important to understand the agency/department can’t really say no. It would be political suicide even if they wanted to rebuff the advance in addition to the fact he effectively controls spending
- The takeover of USIP is such a wild story www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
- Reposted by Chris BingSCOOP: Before the IRS fired nearly 7,000 probationary employees, a senior lawyer raised the alarm that: - the terminations contained "false" information - they amounted to a "fraud" on the US judicial system Don't miss this @propublica.org exclusive: www.propublica.org/article/trum...
- Reposted by Chris BingNEW: @andykroll.bsky.social got emails where a top IRS lawyer warned Trump officials that their firings were a “fraud” on the courts. They did them anyway. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
- Reposted by Chris BingNEW: Who is *actually* running DOGE? Insiders told us @propublica.org that the named administrator Amy Gleason is only in charge on paper, while Musk’s top lieutenants really run the show. The latest w/ @chrisbing.bsky.social + Avi Asher-Schapiro: www.propublica.org/article/doge...
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- US journalist sues Indian government after losing his overseas citizenship
- USAID staff are being marched into their old offices today/tomorrow to collect their belongings before the agency is effectively shuttered. In a moment of sort of odd, very dark humor, they will be walking through the Reagan building under giant Crowdstrike theat actor statues
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- As you’ve probably noticed, the beginning of this new administration has brought about mass change. I’ve not been covering cyber/natsec topics as much because I am pitching in on other subjects with my colleagues. It’s all hand on deck. I’ve spent a lot of time trying to understand/track DOGE
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- A bit confused by how this is public(on the DOGE website) and how these numbers could be correct... huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...
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- Reposted by Chris BingAs an IRS agent, Tigran Gambaryan was perhaps the most effective crypto investigator in history. Then last year he was charged in Nigeria with money laundering and thrown in prison. Throughout, he was texting with me from a secret phone. This is his full, untold story. www.wired.com/story/untold...
- Years after reporting on Project Raven, it seems that something new/related is bubbling up, per Intelligence Online.https://buff.ly/2CWgUZR If you're familiar with what's going on, please reach out. Signal and more contact details in bilo
- Reposted by Chris BingEXCLUSIVE: Candidates for national security roles in the new administration have been posed loyalty questions, such as: Was Jan. 6 an inside job, and Was the 2020 presidential election stolen? They were asked to give straight "yes" or "no" answers. Here's our story. wapo.st/3EF3aWN
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- Reposted by Chris BingNew DOGE names: The accounts of DOGE focused on young Silicon Valley engineers are incomplete. It also includes attorneys with elite establishment credentials -- at least two former SCOTUS clerks and a third who will clerk for Gorsuch next term www.propublica.org/article/elon...
- Reposted by Chris BingWe @propublica.org are tracking who is working with Elon Musk and what they are doing. We have 20+ names so far including some that haven't yet been reported. Help us investigate and send us tips 🔎: www.propublica.org/tips/federal... projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...
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- New: Elon Musk, the world's richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing. buff.ly/4aO1jLq First byline at new job!
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- What We’ll Be Covering in a Second Trump Administration -- a list of what each ProPublica reporter is covering and updated contact information (including for me!)
