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    Scaling Back On Contractors Is A Tough Job

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    Wall Street Journal June 22, 2013 Pg. 5 Scaling Back On Contractors Is A Tough Job Lawmakers’ Proposals to Curtail Use of Outside Intelligence Help Is Likely to Face Hurdles, Despite… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Chart: How Booz Allen Hamilton Swallowed Washington

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    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 →

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    A Marriage Of Convenience

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    A Marriage Of Convenience By Charles P. Pierce I have had a little fun at the expense of Edward Snowden, and his apparent belief that, in many ways, he is living… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    U.S. Probes Firm That Vetted NSA Leaker

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    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 →

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    Edward Snowden and Booz: How Privatizing Leads to Crony Corruption

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    Edward Snowden and Booz: 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 higher… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Prying Private Eyes

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    New York Times June 20, 2013 Prying Private Eyes Whatever one thinks about Edward Snowden and his revelations about government snooping, the case has been a useful reminder of the extent… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Contractors Clearing Contractors Shows U.S. Secret Access Spike

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    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 →

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    US Intelligence, Inc.

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    Simon Chesterman is the dean of the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law and the author of One Nation Under Surveillance: A New Social Contract to Defend Freedom Without Sacrificing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Frankendata Monster

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    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 →

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    How cash secretly rules surveillance policy

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    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 →

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