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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 endnotes / house oversight committee evidence
File Size: 1.47 MB
Summary

This document is page 324 containing endnotes from a book, identified via the ISBN in the footer (9780451494566) as 'How America Lost Its Secrets' by Edward Jay Epstein. The page lists sources for chapters dealing with the NSA, Edward Snowden, Booz Allen Hamilton, and Russian espionage. It includes citations of articles from the Washington Post and NYT, as well as interviews conducted by the author with intelligence figures like James Angleton. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' Bates stamp, indicating it was part of a congressional investigation production.

People (9)

Name Role Context
Edward Jay Epstein Author/Source
Cited as source for 'The Spy Wars' (1980) and 'Deception'. Based on the file name 'Epst_9780451494566', he is likely ...
Edward Snowden Subject
Mentioned in context of 'Harm' of revelations.
Andy Greenberg Journalist
Author of Forbes article on Booz Allen hack.
Harold Nicholson Subject
CIA Agent mentioned in legal documents and PBS transcript.
James Jesus Angleton Source
Referenced as 'Angleton' regarding recruiting moles, interviewed by author.
Raymond Rocca Source
Former CIA research chief for counterintelligence, interviewed by author.
Victor Norris Hamilton Subject
American defector found in Russian prison.
William Martin Subject
Subject of 'Betrayers of the Trust'.
Bernon Mitchell Subject
Subject of 'Betrayers of the Trust'.

Organizations (7)

Name Type Context
Booz Allen Hamilton
Subject of history document and 2011 hacking incident.
NSA
National Security Agency, referenced in multiple citations.
USIS
Organization mentioned regarding incomplete background checks.
Washington Post
Publisher of cited articles.
New York Times
Publisher of cited articles.
House Oversight Committee
Implied by Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019812'.
CIA
Central Intelligence Agency, referenced regarding agents and staff.

Timeline (2 events)

2011-07-11
Anonymous Hackers Breach Booz Allen Hamilton
Cyber/Online
Booz Allen Hamilton Anonymous (Hacker Group)
2015-06-29
Federal Background Check System (e-QIP) Shut Down
Washington, D.C.
US Government

Locations (3)

Location Context
Mentioned regarding USS Pueblo incident.
Subject of Chapter 21 'The Russians Are Coming'.
Mentioned regarding its collapse.

Relationships (2)

Edward Jay Epstein Interviewer/Source James Jesus Angleton
Citation 223: 'Angleton, interviews with author.'
Edward Jay Epstein Interviewer/Source Raymond Rocca
Citation 224: 'Raymond Rocca... interview with author.'

Key Quotes (4)

"The collapse of the Soviet Union"
Source
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Quote #1
"USIS Submitted 665,000 Incomplete Background Checks"
Source
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Quote #2
"DHS Contractor Suffers Major Computer Breach"
Source
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Quote #3
"it stays secret"
Source
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Quote #4

Full Extracted Text

Complete text extracted from the document (2,796 characters)

324 | Notes to pages 214-231
212 "it stays secret": De, "Former NSA Lawyer on 'Harm' of Edward Snowden's Revelations."
212 North Korea in 1968: John Prados and Jack Cheevers, "USS Pueblo: LBJ Considered Nuclear Weapons," National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 453, Jan. 23, 2014.
212 Booz Allen Hamilton: Booz Allen Hamilton issued a history of its evolution in 2004. "Helping Clients Envision the Future," PDF file, 2004, https://www.boozallen.com/content/dam/boozallen/documents/90th-History-Book-Complete.pdf.
213 The private company named: Julie Creswell, "The Private Equity Firm That Grew Too Fast," New York Times, April 24, 2015.
214 USIS had prematurely closed: Tom Hamburger and Debbi Wilgoren, "Justice Department Says USIS Submitted 665,000 Incomplete Background Checks," Washington Post, Jan. 23, 2014.
214 USIS was also open to: Ellen Nakashima, "DHS Contractor Suffers Major Computer Breach, Officials Say," Washington Post, Aug. 6, 2014.
214 successful 2011 attack: Andy Greenberg, "Anonymous Hackers Breach Booz Allen Hamilton," Forbes, July 11, 2011.
215 a computer system called e-QIP: Joe Davidson, "Federal Background Check System Shut Down Because of 'Vulnerability,'" Washington Post, June 29, 2015.
215 this memorandum noted: Former NSA executive who requested anonymity, interview with author.
CHAPTER 21 The Russians Are Coming
217 "The collapse of the Soviet Union": Nick Allen, "Soviet Break-Up Was Geopolitical Disaster, Says Putin," Telegraph, April 26, 2005.
217 Russian units had managed: Entous, Barnes, and Gorman, "U.S. Scurries to Shore Up Spying on Russia."
218 Russian acronym SORM: Steven Aftergood, "The Red Web: Russia and the Internet," FAS, Oct. 5, 2015.
219 William Martin and Bernon Mitchell: David P. Mowry, "Betrayers of the Trust," Cryptologic Almanac 50th Anniversary Series (NSA), Feb. 28, 2003.
220 Victor Norris Hamilton: "American Defector Is Found in Russian Prison," New York Times, June 4, 1992.
220 He was found dead: Edward Jay Epstein, "The Spy Wars," New York Times, Sept. 28, 1980.
222 Harold Nicholson: Elizabeth Farnsworth, "Update on the Case of CIA Agent Harold Nicholson," PBS (transcript), Nov. 19, 1996. See also "Affidavit in Support of Complaint, Arrest Warrant, and Search Warrants: United States v. Harold J. Nicholson," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/ciaspy/affidavt.htm.
223 When it comes to recruiting moles: Angleton, interviews with author.
224 well experienced with false flags: Epstein, Deception, 22-28.
224 the "Trust" deception: Ibid. Also, Raymond Rocca (the CIA's former research chief for the counterintelligence staff), interview with author.
227 "a learning experience": "Out of Control."
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