Category Archives: Intelligence

Amazon blasts GAO and IBM over $600 million CIA contract

Originally published August 20, 2013 at 11:56 AM Amazon blasts GAO and IBM over $600 million CIA contract A redacted version of a lawsuit Amazon filed against the federal government became… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Time to privatize big brother

Time to privatize big brother: Column Seton Motley 12:49 p.m. EDT August 6, 2013 NSA programs vastly overreach government power. Data should be left with businesses. (Photo: Patrick Semansky, AP) Story… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The NSA’s Contractor Problem

The NSA’s Contractor Problem Posted August 16th, 2013 Another Worry In An Already Bad Summer For The NSA Ross Slutsky | Philadelphia VOA intern Ross Slutsky occasionally writes about emerging digital… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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When the Eggheads Went to War

Newsweek and The Daily Beast When the Eggheads Went to War The Human Terrain System Sought to Transform the Army From Within. Then reality intervened 08.16.13 By Vanessa M. Gezari In… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Now We Know That Snowden Stole Files Before Booz Allen

Now We Know That Snowden Stole Files Before Booz Allen                REUTERS Abby Ohlheiser Aug 15, 2013 While much of the speculation surrounding NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s actions has focused on his… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Is Social Science Our Silver Bullet In Afghanistan?

Boston Globe August 13, 2013 Pg. 13 Is Social Science Our Silver Bullet In Afghanistan? By Farah Stockman In 2006, after years of battling insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan, the US… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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CACI Awarded Over $480 Million in National Intelligence Contracts in First-Quarter Fiscal Year 2014

PRESS RELEASE August 14, 2013, 8:05 a.m. ET CACI Awarded Over $480 Million in National Intelligence Contracts in First-Quarter Fiscal Year 2014 ARLINGTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–August 14, 2013– CACI International Inc (NYSE:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The Hearts and Minds Brigade

August 13, 2013, 7:33 p.m. ET The Hearts and Minds Brigade The line between the anthropology used by the Army Human Terrain System and spying is blurry. Enemies don’t observe the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Spies For Hire: This Is How Much Of The Intelligence Industry Is Privatized

Spies For Hire: This Is How Much Of The Intelligence Industry Is Privatized By Lisa Mahapatra on June 20 2013 9:18 AM The guy who blew the whistle on the National… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Australian Immigration, Visa Outsourcing, and the Snowden Link

Australian Immigration, Visa Outsourcing, and the Snowden Link   Murray Hunter – Aug 08, 13 Geopoliticalmonitor.com With the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship already under siege over the treatment of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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