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Extraction Summary
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Document Information
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Book page / discovery document (page 76 of 'how america lost its secrets' by edward jay epstein)
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1.68 MB
Summary
This document is page 76 from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' by Edward Jay Epstein (indicated by the filename 'Epst' and content), marked with a House Oversight Bates stamp. It details Edward Snowden's employment at Booz Allen Hamilton in March 2013, specifically his calculated move to accept a lower-paying infrastructure analyst position to gain access to specific NSA surveillance lists. The text includes quotes from his supervisor Steven Bay and Booz Allen executive Michael McConnell regarding the security breach.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Edward Snowden | Infrastructure Analyst / Contractor |
Applied to Booz Allen to gain access to NSA surveillance lists; took a pay cut for the position.
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| Steven Bay | Manager at Booz Allen |
Hired and supervised Snowden; noted red flags when Snowden asked about classified programs he shouldn't access.
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| Michael McConnell | Vice-Chairman of Booz Allen |
Former NSA director; stated Snowden targeted the company for its access and that a generation of intelligence was lost.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Booz Allen Hamilton |
Defense contractor that hired Snowden.
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| National Threat Operations Center (NTOC) |
NSA unit where Snowden initially sought a system administrator role.
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| NSA |
National Security Agency; target of Snowden's data theft.
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| South China Morning Post |
Media outlet Snowden spoke to regarding his motivations.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019564'.
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Timeline (2 events)
Relationships (1)
Steven Bay, the manager at Booz Allen who hired and supervised Snowden
Key Quotes (4)
"Snowden was an IT guy, not a SIGINT analyst"Source
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"He targeted our [Booz Allen] contract directly"Source
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"get access to lists of machines all over the world the NSA had hacked."Source
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"an entire generation of intelligence was lost."Source
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