Washington Post reporters

Hi, our names are Hannah Natanson and Lisa Rein, and we’re reporters for The Washington Post covering the rapid-fire changes taking place across the federal government (you can read Hannah’s latest story, about how dozens of feds not working in DEI were suspended as part of the DEI purge, here: https://wapo.st/4jJCeW0; and Lisa’s latest reporting, about how the 47th president is exploiting and ignoring laws to remake the civil service, here: https://wapo.st/42EVkqd).

We are looking to speak with anyone willing to chat about what they’re seeing in their agencies — and especially anyone who’s been terminated or heard of colleagues who’ve been terminated.

We understand it’s a very tense time, and will use security best practices (personal phones, Signal) for any conversations. We will respect and honor requests for anonymity; much of our recent coverage has involved interviewing dozens of anonymous feds. Please get in touch: * Emails: [email protected] and [email protected]. * Signal: Hannah at 202-580-5477; Lisa at 202-821-3120