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Extraction Summary
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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book page / congressional exhibit (proof copy)
File Size:
1.72 MB
Summary
This is page 213 of a book (likely by Edward Jay Epstein, based on the filename 'Epst' and ISBN) marked as evidence for the House Oversight Committee. The text details the NSA's reliance on private contractors/ex-hackers for system administration and the security vulnerabilities created by moving sensitive data to networks to avoid 'stove-piping,' citing General Hayden and FBI Director Mueller. It lists major contractors including Booz Allen Hamilton and Microsoft who managed classified systems by 2013.
People (2)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| General Hayden | Former Head of the NSA |
Quoted regarding the NSA's shift to electronic storage and the resulting vulnerability.
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| Robert Mueller | FBI Director |
Quoted from a statement regarding post-9/11 intelligence reorganization and the removal of 'stove-piping'.
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Organizations (11)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| NSA |
National Security Agency; subject of the text regarding security practices and contractors.
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| The Wall Street Journal |
Publication that interviewed General Hayden in 2015.
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| FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigation; mentioned in context of Director Mueller's statement.
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| Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs |
Body to which Mueller gave his statement.
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| 9/11 Commission |
Provided recommendations to make data more accessible.
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| Booz Allen Hamilton |
Private company managing NSA classified computers; handled the most highly secret work.
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| Dell SecureWorks |
Private company managing NSA classified computers.
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| Microsoft |
Private company managing NSA classified computers.
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| Raytheon |
Private company managing NSA classified computers.
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| IBM |
Private company managing NSA classified computers.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (2 events)
1996
Warning issued that hacking culture might provide a portal to anti-government hacktivist groups.
USA
2013
Management of NSA's classified computers handed over to private companies (Booz Allen Hamilton, etc.).
NSA
Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
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Centralized location for counterterrorism operations.
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FBI locations across the country mentioned by Mueller.
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Relationships (2)
General Hayden, who headed the NSA at the time
job of managing the NSA's classified computers had been handed over to... Booz Allen Hamilton
Key Quotes (3)
""All of us just fell in love with the ease and convenience and scale [of electronic storage]," General Hayden... said to The Wall Street Journal in 2015."Source
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Quote #1
""So we decided to take things we used to keep if not in a safe, at least in our desk drawer, and put it up here [in a computer network], where it's by definition more vulnerable.""Source
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Quote #2
""One of the first steps was to centralize control and management of counterterrorism operations at headquarters to avoid the 'stove-piping' of information on terrorism cases in the 56 individual field offices across the country." - FBI Director Mueller"Source
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Quote #3
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