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Put the Spies Back Under One Roof

Posted on June 18, 2013 by

Op-Ed Contributor Put the Spies Back Under One Roof By TIM SHORROCK Published: June 17, 2013 Maxwell Holyoke-Hirsch “I’m very concerned that we have government contractors doing what are essentially governmental jobs,” Senator Dianne Feinstein, the chairwoman of the Senate … Continue reading →

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Edward Snowden and the National Security Industrial Complex

Posted on June 18, 2013 by

Edward Snowden and the National Security Industrial Complex by Pratap Chatterjee, CorpWatch/IPS* June 17th, 2013 Cartoon by Khalil Bendib When Edward Snowden, an employee of Booz Allen Hamilton – a military contractor based in McLean, Virginia – blew the whistle on the … Continue reading →

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Special Ops Command Extends Booz Allen’s IT Management Deal

Posted on June 17, 2013 by

Special Ops Command Extends Booz Allen’s IT Management Deal By Bob Brewin June 13, 2013 The folks in the Special Operations Command’s contracting shop evidently have no intention of letting the largest leak of top secret intelligence in history keep … Continue reading →

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After Profits, Defense Contractor Faces The Pitfalls Of Cybersecurity

Posted on June 16, 2013 by

New York Times June 16, 2013 Pg. 1 After Profits, Defense Contractor Faces The Pitfalls Of Cybersecurity By David E. Sanger and Nicole Perlroth WASHINGTON — When the United Arab Emirates wanted to create its own version of the National … Continue reading →

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Contractors Battle over $600 Million CIA Computing Contract

Posted on June 15, 2013 by

June 14, 2013 Contractors Battle over $600 Million CIA Computing Contract A fight between Amazon Web Services and IBM U.S. Federal over a $600 million contract to provide cloud computing services to the Central Intelligence Agency gives a rare glimpse … Continue reading →

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The History of America’s Secret Wars: Corporate Espionage and the Outsourcing of National Security

Posted on June 15, 2013 by

The History of America’s Secret Wars: Corporate Espionage and the Outsourcing of National Security By Greg Guma Global Research, June 14, 2013 This text is excerpted from Big Lies: How Our Corporate Overlords, Politicians and Media Establishment Warp Reality and … Continue reading →

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Booz in the News and Whistleblower Blues

Posted on June 15, 2013 by

Booz in the News and Whistleblower Blues June 13, 2013 The recent revelation that it was Edward Snowden, an employee of National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Booz Allen Hamilton, who blew the whistle on the NSA’s surveillance programs has sparked a debate … Continue reading →

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Investigate Booz Allen Hamilton, not Edward Snowden

Posted on June 15, 2013 by

Investigate Booz Allen Hamilton, not Edward Snowden The firm that formerly employed both the director of national intelligence and the NSA whistleblower merits closer scrutiny Pratap Chatterjee guardian.co.uk, Friday 14 June 2013 09.00 EDT Booz Allen Hamilton headquarters in McLean, … Continue reading →

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The Real War on Reality

Posted on June 15, 2013 by

The Stone June 14, 2013, 12:00 pm The Real War on Reality By PETER LUDLOW The Stone is a forum for contemporary philosophers on issues both timely and timeless. If there is one thing we can take away from the … Continue reading →

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Leaker’s Employer Is Paid to Maintain Government Secrets

Posted on June 14, 2013 by

Leaker’s Employer Is Paid to Maintain Government Secrets By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM and ERIC LIPTON Published: June 9, 2013 ¶ WASHINGTON — Edward J. Snowden’s employer, Booz Allen Hamilton, has become one of the largest and most profitable corporations in the … Continue reading →

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