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FBI’s Use of Drones for U.S. Surveillance Raises Fears over Privacy, Widening Corporate-Gov’t Ties

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FBI’s Use of Drones for U.S. Surveillance Raises Fears over Privacy, Widening Corporate-Gov’t Ties Topics Drones, Domestic Surveillance, FBI, National Security Agency Guests Heidi Boghosian, executive director of the National Lawyers… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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‘Meet the Press’ Pundit With Financial Ties to NSA Misleadingly Slams Snowden

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‘Meet the Press’ Pundit With Financial Ties to NSA Misleadingly Slams Snowden Lee Fang on June 24, 2013 – 4:12 PM ET On Meet the Press yesterday, shortly after host host… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Al Gore Reinventions Helped Create USIS’s Outsourced Clearances

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USIS was privatized as part of former U.S. Vice President Al Gore’s effort to “reinvent” government by reducing the size of the civil service, according to a 2011 report by the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Edward Snowden, Booz Allen Hamilton, “NATO 3″: Connecting the Dots

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Edward Snowden, Booz Allen Hamilton, “NATO 3″: Connecting the Dots Steve Horn, June 23, 2013 Today’s breaking news is that Edward Snowden – a Booz Allen Hamilton contractor for the National… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Barrett Brown vs. the Private Intelligence Business

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Urizenus Sklar irl Peter Ludlow, Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University Barrett Brown vs. the Private Intelligence Business Posted: 06/23/2013 5:12 pm In June of 2011, the journalist Barrett Brown published… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Booz Allen Knows All, Sees All, Charges All

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Bloomberg Businessweek June 24, 2013 Pg. 74 Booz Allen Knows All, Sees All, Charges All How a consulting firm turned itself into the world’s most profitable spy organization By Drake Bennett… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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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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