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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
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Book manuscript page / congressional oversight document
File Size:
1.15 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a book proof (likely by Edward Jay Epstein, based on the file name/ISBN) produced during a House Oversight investigation. The text criticizes the NSA's reliance on private contractors like Booz Allen Hamilton, highlighting the 2013 Edward Snowden leak as a failure of this outsourcing model. It notes that despite the security breach, Booz Allen was not penalized and saw increased profits from government contracts between 2013 and 2015.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Snowden | Whistleblower / Contractor |
Mentioned as the contractor who 'went rogue' in 2013 and stole documents.
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| Unidentified Former NSA Executive | Source |
Wrote a 2015 memorandum and spoke to the author regarding contractors.
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| Edward Jay Epstein | Author (Implied) |
While not named in the body text, the file name 'Epst_9780451494566' corresponds to the ISBN of Edward Jay Epstein's ...
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| NSA |
National Security Agency; subject of the text regarding security failures.
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| Booz Allen |
Employer of Edward Snowden; noted for not being penalized for the security breach.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019707'.
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Timeline (2 events)
Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Mentioned in the context of the intelligence system.
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Relationships (2)
Booz Allen, which had employed Snowden
outside contractor Booz Allen
Key Quotes (4)
"It was a system that effectively replaced military careerists with freelancers."Source
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"“It was not a question of if but when one of the contractors would go rogue,” the former NSA executive who wrote the 2015 memorandum told me."Source
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"It turned out that there was no cost of failure levied against the outside contractor Booz Allen"Source
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"Instead, its revenues and profits from government contracts markedly increased between 2013 and 2015."Source
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Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (1,653 characters)
The NSA’s Back Door | 219
pensions, paid medical leave, and other benefits. It was a system that
effectively replaced military careerists with freelancers.
effectively replaced military careerists with freelancers.
The irony of the situation was that the NSA had surrounded its
front doors with rings of barbed wire, closed-circuit cameras, and
armed guards, but for reasons of economy, bureaucratic restrictions,
and convenience it had left the back door of outsourcing open to
temporary employees of private companies, even though it might
take some time for them to gain entry to its inner sanctum.
front doors with rings of barbed wire, closed-circuit cameras, and
armed guards, but for reasons of economy, bureaucratic restrictions,
and convenience it had left the back door of outsourcing open to
temporary employees of private companies, even though it might
take some time for them to gain entry to its inner sanctum.
“It was not a question of if but when one of the contractors would
go rogue,” the former NSA executive who wrote the 2015 memoran-
dum told me. Snowden answered that question in 2013. Even more
extraordinary than the theft itself was the reaction to it by the NSA.
It turned out that there was no cost of failure levied against the out-
side contractor Booz Allen, which had employed Snowden when he
bypassed its security regime to steal the keys to the kingdom. Even
though the counterintelligence investigation showed Snowden stole
documents from compartments to which he did not have access, the
NSA did not penalize Booz Allen. Instead, its revenues and profits
from government contracts markedly increased between 2013 and
2015.
go rogue,” the former NSA executive who wrote the 2015 memoran-
dum told me. Snowden answered that question in 2013. Even more
extraordinary than the theft itself was the reaction to it by the NSA.
It turned out that there was no cost of failure levied against the out-
side contractor Booz Allen, which had employed Snowden when he
bypassed its security regime to steal the keys to the kingdom. Even
though the counterintelligence investigation showed Snowden stole
documents from compartments to which he did not have access, the
NSA did not penalize Booz Allen. Instead, its revenues and profits
from government contracts markedly increased between 2013 and
2015.
Nor did the NSA alter its reliance on private contractors. The back
door to the NSA remained wide open. Outsourcing to private com-
panies has become an all but irreplaceable part of the intelligence
system in America, Snowden’s actions, and the risk of future similar
actions, notwithstanding.
door to the NSA remained wide open. Outsourcing to private com-
panies has become an all but irreplaceable part of the intelligence
system in America, Snowden’s actions, and the risk of future similar
actions, notwithstanding.
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