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Document Information
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Book excerpt / government exhibit
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1.71 MB
Summary
This document is page 216 from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' by Edward Jay Epstein (indicated by the filename and content). It details the privatization of U.S. government background checks initiated by the Clinton administration in 1996. The text criticizes the private firm USIS (owned by Providence Equity Partners) for failing to access CIA records during Edward Snowden's 2011 background check and for fraudulently 'flushing' over 665,000 incomplete investigations to maximize profit, leading to a 2014 lawsuit.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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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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| Edward Snowden | Subject of background check |
Referred to as 'Snowden'; underwent a background check in 2011 where USIS failed to access his CIA file.
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| Edward Jay Epstein | Author |
Inferred from filename 'Epst' and book title 'How America Lost Its Secrets'. Note: This document appears to be writte...
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Organizations (11)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Clinton Administration |
Privatized background checks in 1996.
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| FBI |
Previously performed background checks; lacked access issues that private companies faced.
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| U.S. Investigations Services (USIS) |
Private company that took over background checks; accused of flushing cases.
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| Providence Equity Partners |
Purchased USIS in 2007 for $1.5 billion.
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| Duke University |
Alma mater of founders of Providence Equity Partners.
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| Brown University |
Alma mater of founders of Providence Equity Partners.
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| Harvard Business School |
Alma mater of founders of Providence Equity Partners.
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| Booz Allen |
Compared to USIS as being backed by hedge funds/investment firms.
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| CIA |
Held a file on Snowden that USIS could not access.
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| NSA |
Mentioned as the agency information specialists were entering.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Inferred from Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (5 events)
1996
Clinton administration privatized background checks for government employees.
USA
2014
U.S. government suit filed against USIS regarding 665,000 prematurely closed investigations.
USA
U.S. Government
USIS
Relationships (2)
The idea, backed by Vice President Al Gore, was to reduce the size of the federal government by outsourcing...
USIS was purchased in 2007... by Providence Equity Partners
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