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Extraction Summary
2
People
8
Organizations
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Locations
5
Events
2
Relationships
3
Quotes
Document Information
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Congressional document / report page
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Summary
This document appears to be page 166 of a report (likely Congressional, given the footer 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT') detailing the privatization of US government security clearance background checks. It specifically critiques the hiring of Edward Snowden by Booz Allen Hamilton and the failure of USIS (United States Investigative Services) to properly vet him due to profit-seeking incentives and lack of inter-agency access (CIA files). The text outlines how USIS, owned by Providence Equity Partners, was sued in 2014 for fraudulently closing hundreds of thousands of background checks to maximize revenue.
People (2)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Edward Snowden | Contractor/Subject |
Hired by Booz Allen, subject of background checks by USIS, alleged computer tampering.
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| Al Gore | Vice President |
Backed the idea to privatize background checks to reduce the size of the Federal government.
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Organizations (8)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Booz Allen Hamilton |
Employer of Snowden, focused on profit margins by hiring outside contractors.
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| United States Investigative Services (USIS) |
Privatized background check company purchased by Providence Equity Partners; sued for prematurely closing investigati...
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| Providence Equity Partners |
Purchased USIS in 2007 for $1.5 billion.
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| NSA |
National Security Agency, outsourced computer operations.
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| FBI |
Previously performed background checks; noted for having better investigative clout/access than USIS.
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| CIA |
Held files on Snowden that USIS could not access.
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| Brown University |
Alma mater of Providence Equity Partners founders.
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| Harvard Business School |
Alma mater of Providence Equity Partners founders.
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Timeline (5 events)
2007
2009
Snowden allegedly tampered with computers and was threatened with internal investigation.
USA
2011
USIS performed a background check on Snowden but missed derogatory info in CIA files.
USA
USIS
Edward Snowden
2014
US government filed suit against USIS for prematurely closing over 665,000 investigations.
USA
US Government
USIS
Relationships (2)
Snowden was hired as an infrastructure analyst.
Providence Equity Partners purchased USIS in 2007.
Key Quotes (3)
"Snowden therefore was highly-desirable from an economic point of view for Booz Allen."Source
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Quote #1
"According to a US government suit filed in 2014, USIS had prematurely closed over 665,000 investigations in order to get more quickly paid for them."Source
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Quote #2
"The idea backed by Vice President Al Gore was to reduce the size of the Federal government by outsourcing investigating the backgrounds of millions of government applicants for jobs."Source
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Quote #3
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