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Booz Allen Knows All, Sees All, Charges All
Bloomberg Businessweek June 24, 2013 Pg. 74 Booz Allen Knows All, Sees All, Charges All How a consulting firm turned itself into the world’s most profitable spy organization By Drake Bennett… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Chart: How Booz Allen Hamilton Swallowed Washington
Chart: How Booz Allen Hamilton Swallowed Washington By Drake Bennett, Caroline Savello, and Robert Levinson on June 13, 2013 Because it provides the government with data services rather than fighter jets—and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
DynCorp Accused of Being a Deadbeat
DynCorp Accused of Being a Deadbeat June 18, 2013 Large federal contractor DynCorp International was recently hit with a breach of contract lawsuit, filed by a Turkish construction firm that worked for DynCorp… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Booz Allen Hamilton Hired Edward Snowden Despite Concerns About Resume Discrepancies
Booz Allen Hamilton Hired Edward Snowden Despite Concerns About Resume Discrepancies Reuters | Posted: 06/20/2013 8:42 pm EDT | Updated: 06/21/2013 9:28 am EDT By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON June 20 (Reuters) – Hiring… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
U.S. Probes Firm That Vetted NSA Leaker
U.S. Probes Firm That Vetted NSA Leaker By DION NISSENBAUM WASHINGTON—Federal inspectors have been conducting a criminal investigation for more than a year of the company that performed a background check… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
US linguists could face jail over contractor disagreement
US linguists could face jail over contractor disagreement By Steven Beardsley Published: June 14, 2013 Arabic linguists Maher Al Masri, left, and Ramzi Zinnekah wait inside a Kuwaiti jail cell in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Contractors Clearing Contractors Shows U.S. Secret Access Spike
Edward Snowden, a former technical assistant for the Central Intelligence Agency, speaks during an interview in Hong Kong in this handout photo provided by The Guardian. Source: The Guardian via Getty… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
URS and KBR to Participate in $800 Million Construction Contract
URS and KBR to Participate in $800 Million Construction Contract By Rich Smith June 15, 2013 The Department of Defense issued 14 separate contract awards to defense contractors Friday. Of these,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Frankendata Monster
The Frankendata Monster JP Sottile Published: Tuesday 18 June 2013 So far, the biggest revelation of the NSA spying story is…that anyone actually thinks this story is a big revelation. A… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
How cash secretly rules surveillance policy
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 04:40 PM EST How cash secretly rules surveillance policy Today’s congressional hearing was a joke. The reason: Firms like Booz Allen bankroll and own Congress. Here’s how… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
