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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
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- Jan 2, 2010, Al Jazzeera (English), re Judge Urbina’s dismissal of charges against Blackwater contractors
- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
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DARPA Cyber Ops Needs a Bigger Rolodex
DARPA Cyber Ops Needs a Bigger Rolodex Alan Bailey/Shutterstock.com By Aliya Sternstein March 17, 2014 The Pentagon is scouting for cyber ninjas in the private sector who would be available for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Fun and Games With Stratfor
Fun and Games With Stratfor APD and DPS collaborated with private ‘geopolitical intelligence firm’ – including bomb demonstrations and undercover surveillance By John Anderson and Michael King, Fri., March 7, 2014… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Ex-NSA Chief Details Snowden’s Hiring at Agency, Booz Allen
Ex-NSA Chief Details Snowden’s Hiring at Agency, Booz Allen Mike McConnell Says Booz Allen Hired Snowden Because Government Had Vetted Him By Rachael King Feb. 4, 2014 10:05 p.m. ET Former… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Snowden Files: a disillusioned technician
Snowden Files: a disillusioned technician He realised that the mechanisms designed to keep the NSA in check had failed. By Luke Harding, Special to Gulf News Published: 20:00 February 16, 2014… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Ex-NSA Chief Details Snowden’s Hiring at Agency, Booz Allen
Ex-NSA Chief Details Snowden’s Hiring at Agency, Booz Allen Mike McConnell Says Booz Allen Hired Snowden Because Government Had Vetted Him By Rachael King Feb. 4, 2014 10:05 p.m. ET Former… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Snowden on the Dangers of the ‘Privatized’ National Security State, in the Interview the U.S. ‘News’ Networks Didn’t Bother to Show You
Snowden on the Dangers of the ‘Privatized’ National Security State, in the Interview the U.S. ‘News’ Networks Didn’t Bother to Show You By Brad Friedman on 2/7/2014, 6:05am PT Almost three… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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GAO Finds Handling Of Intelligence Contractors Just As Screwed Up As Everything Else It’s Investigated
Failures by Tim Cushing Tue, Feb 18th 2014 1:48pm GAO Finds Handling Of Intelligence Contractors Just As Screwed Up As Everything Else It’s Investigated from the a-regular-Snowden-breeding-ground dept The NSA’s problem… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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GAO Says Data on Intelligence Contractors Not Reliable
GAO Says Data on Intelligence Contractors Not Reliable Categories: Intelligence, Oversight Official data on the number of contractors used by civilian intelligence agencies are unreliable, according to a review by the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Civilian Intelligence Community: Additional Actions Needed to Improve Reporting on and Planning for the Use of Contract Personnel
Civilian Intelligence Community: Additional Actions Needed to Improve Reporting on and Planning for the Use of Contract Personnel GAO-14-257T: Published: Feb 13, 2014. Publicly Released: Feb 13, 2014. View Report (PDF, 17… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Spy Agencies Provide Faulty Contractor Data, GAO Says
Spy Agencies Provide Faulty Contractor Data, GAO Says By Tony Capaccio Feb 13, 2014 10:30 AM ET Related Spy Contractor Report Civilian U.S. intelligence agencies have provided unreliable and incomplete reports… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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