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    Leaker’s Security Check Faulted: Review of Former NSA Contractor Snowden Found to be Inadequate

    August 27, 2013, 8:12 p.m. ET Leaker’s Security Check Faulted: Review of Former NSA Contractor Snowden Found to be Inadequate By BRENT KENDALL and DION NISSENBAUM WASHINGTON—The most recent background check… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Snowden leaks reveal UK’s secret Middle-East web surveillance base;

    The certificate authorised GCHQ to collect information about the “political intentions of foreign powers”, terrorism, proliferation, mercenaries and private military companies, and serious financial fraud. The Independent (London) August 23, 2013… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Wyden, Blumenauer say private contractors play too powerful a role in spy agencies

    Wyden, Blumenauer say private contractors play too powerful a role in spy agencies Sen. Ron Wyden, left, and Rep. Earl Blumenauer talk to the City Club of Portland about their efforts… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    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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