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    Contracting out US national security

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    Contracting out US national security By outsourcing intelligence, we replaced a public service ethic with market incentives. Now we’re paying for that ‘efficiency’ Chris Miller guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 2 July 2013 07.30… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Barrett Brown’s Revelations Every Bit As Explosive As Edward Snowden’s

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    Barrett Brown’s Revelations Every Bit As Explosive As Edward Snowden’s By Arun Gupta, Guardian UK 28 June 13 Brown is not a household name like Edward Snowden or Bradley Manning. But… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Cyber-Intelligence Complex and Its Useful Idiots

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    The Cyber-Intelligence Complex and Its Useful Idiots By Barrett Brown, Guardian UK 01 July 13 Those who tell us to trust the US’s secret, privatised surveillance schemes should recall the criminality… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Edward Snowden and Booz Allen: How Privatizing Leads to Crony Corruption

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    Edward Snowden and Booz Allen: How Privatizing Leads to Crony Corruption Contractors recruit government employees, then lease them back to the government — where they do the same jobs at much… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Number: 1.1 Million

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    June 12, 2013 The Number: 1.1 Million Posted by Michael Guerriero How much are state secrets worth? For Booz Allen Hamilton, the consulting firm that employed Edward Snowden, the N.S.A. leaker… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    A Modern-Day Stasi State

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    A Modern-Day Stasi State Thanks to whistleblower Edward Snowden, we now know that an army of private contractors can monitor anyone’s phone calls and e-mails. Tim Shorrock June 11, 2013 This… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Company allegedly misled government about security clearance checks

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    Company allegedly misled government about security clearance checks By Tom Hamburger and Zachary A. Goldfarb, E-mail the writers Federal investigators have told lawmakers they have evidence that USIS, the contractor that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Flaws found in security checks by U.S. contractors four years ago

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    Flaws found in security checks by U.S. contractors four years ago The Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp office building is seen in McLean (Kevin Lamarque, Reuters) Diane Bartz and Tabassum Zakaria… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Booz Allen Hamilton: “helping the government insure domestic tranquility” — Edward Snowden

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    Booz Allen Hamilton: “helping the government insure domestic tranquility” — Edward Snowden By Danny Weil on June 26, 2013 8:24 pm Introduction On June 24th, 2013, The Huffington Post reported that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Risks in private sector handling US surveillance

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    Risks in private sector handling US surveillance By Simon Chesterman  / Thu, Jun 27, 2013 – Page 9 Among the stories and rumors prompted by Edward Snowden’s leaking of classified material… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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