Category Archives: Outsourcing/Privatization

U.S. Relies on Spies for Hire to Sift Deluge of Intelligence   By SIOBHAN GORMAN and DION NISSENBAUM The leaks by Edward Snowden reveal a vulnerability in U.S. intelligence since 9/11,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Cause and Effect? By Mark Thompson June 12, 2013 DoD photo / Robert D. WardPentagon comptroller Robert Hale From a Tuesday hearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee’s defense subcommittee: You must be logged in to view this content. Click here … Continue reading →

Should contractors do national security work? By Joe Davidson, Published: June 11 There are a ton of important questions raised by the national security disclosures leaked to The Washington Post and the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

NSA Leak Revives Ethical Questions On Private Security Contractors By Martin Michaels | June 12, 2013 A U.S. space shuttle is transported by plane behind a building belonging to Booz Allen… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

The Military-Industrial Complex Is Real, and It’s Bigger Than Ever by John Avlon Jun 12, 2013 3:21 PM EDT President Eisenhower was ridiculed as a conspiracy theorist for his famous remark… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Contractors fret about freeze-out after Snowden leak By: Leigh Munsil June 10, 2013 04:47 PM EDT Washington’s national security contractors are bracing for criticism after learning one of their own was… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Private firms have tighter security; ‘Rogue’ leakers hard to stop, former contractor VP says Published: Monday, June 10, 2013 By CHAD SELWESKI chad.selweski@macombdaily.com @cbsnewsman A “rogue” employee who engages in a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

About 500,000 private contractors have access to top-secret info By Brad Plumer, Published: June 11, 2013 at 11:01 am One of the big questions raised after Edward Snowden exposed the NSA’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Private contractors’ key role at issue in NSA leak By JONATHAN FAHEY and ADAM GOLDMAN Associated Press June 11, 2013 4:10AM FILE – In this April 18, 2013 file photo, National… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →