Experience

Grid

• United States
• Internet News
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investigations Editor

  • Aug 2021 - Present



Insider

• Washington, District of Columbia, United States

• Investigative Correspondent

  • Apr 2021 - Aug 2021

  Member of the Insider investigative team. Member of the Insider investigative team.



Project On Government Oversight

• United States
• Public Policy
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Congressional Oversight Initiative

  • Nov 2014 - Apr 2021

  Directed the Congressional Oversight Initiative, whose mission is to improve and enhance Congress's ability to conduct effective oversight and investigations by providing training, advice and other assistance. Directed the Congressional Oversight Initiative, whose mission is to improve and enhance Congress's ability to conduct effective oversight and investigations by providing training, advice and other assistance.



Funk Parade

• Washington, DC

• Co-Founder

  • Dec 2012 - Sep 2018

  Conceived of, co-founded and co-produced DC’s largest community celebration of the District’s music, arts and culture. Conceived of, co-founded and co-produced DC’s largest community celebration of the District’s music, arts and culture.



Yale Law School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Visiting Fellow, Information Society Project

  • Nov 2014 - Sep 2015

  My focus was "Re-Examining the Security State," a project considering the future of US national security in light of technological changes and resulting challenges to government secrecy, in an age of ubiquitous information. My focus was "Re-Examining the Security State," a project considering the future of US national security in light of technological changes and resulting challenges to government secrecy, in an age of ubiquitous information.



Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

• Washington, DC

• Investigations Director, Minority

  • Jan 2013 - Nov 2014

  Directed and advised oversight, investigations and policy work on homeland security issues including cybersecurity, border security, surveillance, domestic intelligence, solar storms, UAVs, immigration, port security, and more. Directed and advised oversight, investigations and policy work on homeland security issues including cybersecurity, border security, surveillance, domestic intelligence, solar storms, UAVs, immigration, port security, and more.



Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, US Senate

• Washington, DC

• Senior Investigator, Minority

  • Sep 2009 - Dec 2012

  Led bipartisan investigation into federally-funded domestic intelligence fusion centers. Assisted investigations on financial crisis, fraud, money laundering, foreign corruption, shell companies. Led bipartisan investigation into federally-funded domestic intelligence fusion centers. Assisted investigations on financial crisis, fraud, money laundering, foreign corruption, shell companies.



ABC News

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Producer, Investigative Unit

  • Sep 2006 - Sep 2009



TPM Media LLC

• United States
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter-Blogger, TPMMuckraker

  • Oct 2005 - Sep 2006

  Part of an award-winning team which pioneered investigative journalism in a blog format. TPMm broke the U.S. Attorney fiasco, and contributed reporting on long-running Congressional corruption scandals. Part of an award-winning team which pioneered investigative journalism in a blog format. TPMm broke the U.S. Attorney fiasco, and contributed reporting on long-running Congressional corruption scandals.



Government Executive

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Journalist

  • Apr 2005 - Oct 2005

  Wrote cover stories, profiles and other articles. Wrote cover stories, profiles and other articles.



CQ

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Reporter

  • Sep 2002 - Apr 2005

  Covered intelligence and law enforcement issues for CQ Homeland Security. Covered intelligence and law enforcement issues for CQ Homeland Security.