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Event Timeline
| Connected Entity | Relationship Type |
Strength
(mentions)
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Documents | Actions |
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person
Edward Snowden
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Vetted by |
9
Strong
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1 | |
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person
Providence Equity Partners
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Ownership |
6
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1 | |
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organization
DHS (Department of Homeland Security)
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Client |
5
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1 | |
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person
Al Gore
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Policy originator |
5
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1 | |
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person
Carlyle Group
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Ownership |
5
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1 | |
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organization
Providence Equity Partners
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Ownership |
5
|
1 | |
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person
NSA
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Contractor |
5
|
1 | |
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person
Al Gore
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Policy backer |
5
|
1 | |
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organization
Providence Equity Partners
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Owner |
5
|
1 | |
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organization
DHS (Department of Homeland Security)
|
Contractor |
5
|
1 |
| Date | Event Type | Description | Location | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | N/A | Snowden's new security clearance was approved. | USA | View |
| 2015-08-20 | N/A | USIS agreed to forfeit $30 million in fees to settle a lawsuit. | USA | View |
| 2014-08-06 | N/A | USIS, a DHS contractor, suffered a major computer breach. | N/A | View |
| 2014-01-23 | N/A | The Justice Department reported that USIS had submitted 665,000 incomplete background checks. | N/A | View |
| 2014-01-23 | N/A | USIS submitted 665,000 incomplete background checks, as reported by the Justice Department. | N/A | View |
| 2014-01-01 | N/A | U.S. government suit filed against USIS regarding 665,000 prematurely closed investigations. | USA | View |
| 2014-01-01 | N/A | US government suit filed against USIS for prematurely closing investigations. | USA | View |
| 2014-01-01 | N/A | DHS counterintelligence discovered a massive breach in USIS and shut down data exchange. | USA | View |
| 2014-01-01 | N/A | US government filed suit against USIS for prematurely closing over 665,000 investigations. | USA | View |
| 2011-01-01 | N/A | USIS conducted background check on Snowden but missed CIA file. | USA | View |
| 2011-01-01 | N/A | USIS performed a background check on Snowden but missed derogatory info in CIA files. | USA | View |
| 2011-01-01 | N/A | Chinese and other adversary hackers access background checks on American intelligence workers via... | USA | View |
| 2011-01-01 | N/A | Background check on Snowden performed by USIS. | USA | View |
| 2011-01-01 | N/A | USIS performed background check on Snowden but missed derogatory info. | USA | View |
| 2007-01-01 | N/A | USIS purchased by Providence Equity Partners. | USA | View |
| 2007-01-01 | N/A | Providence Equity Partners purchased USIS for $1.5 billion. | USA | View |
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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.
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This document is page 217 of a book (identified by the filename ISBN as 'Epstein: Dead Men Tell No Tales') included as an exhibit in a House Oversight Committee investigation (Bates stamped). The text details systemic cybersecurity failures within the U.S. intelligence community's vetting process, specifically focusing on contractors USIS and Booz Allen Hamilton, and the OPM's e-QIP system. It highlights how these vulnerabilities allowed foreign actors (China and Russia) and hacker groups (Anonymous) to access sensitive personnel data, noting that Edward Snowden used these compromised systems to update his clearance in 2011.
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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.
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This document is Page 36 from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' by Edward Jay Epstein (hence the file prefix 'Epst'). It details Edward Snowden's background check failures by USIS, his girlfriend Lindsay Mills' blog activities, and his 2012 transfer by Dell to the NSA's Kunia base in Hawaii. The text highlights security lapses that allowed Snowden to maintain clearance and access sensitive systems alone. While the file metadata suggests a connection to 'Epstein,' the content refers to the author Edward Jay Epstein and his subject Edward Snowden, not Jeffrey Epstein.
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This document appears to be page 35 from a book (likely by Edward Jay Epstein given the filename and content style) stamped as a House Oversight document. It details Edward Snowden's hypocrisy in 2010-2011, where he criticized corporate cooperation with the NSA on Ars Technica under the alias 'TrueHooHa' while simultaneously seeking renewed security clearance to work for Dell. It also discusses the privatization of government background checks initiated in 1996, specifically focusing on USIS (owned first by Carlyle Group, then Providence Equity Partners) and its profit-driven approach to NSA vetting.
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This document appears to be page 177 of a report or book (potentially by Edward Jay Epstein regarding Edward Snowden) submitted to House Oversight. It details the vulnerabilities of the NSA to 'insider threats' and Russian intelligence (SVR/KGB) recruitment tactics, specifically targeting system administrators. It discusses the 2011 OPM hack as a method for identifying potential recruits via Standard Form 86 data and links Edward Snowden to various anti-surveillance groups like Wikileaks and the TOR project in 2012-2013.
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This document details severe security failures and misconduct within USIS and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), including employees falsifying background checks and massive data breaches attributed to Chinese and Russian hackers. It highlights specific incidents such as the 2011 hack of Booz Allen Hamilton by "Anonymous" and the compromise of over 19 million employee records via the E-QIP system.
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This document appears to be page 166 of a report (likely Congressional, given the footer 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT') detailing the privatization of US government security clearance background checks. It specifically critiques the hiring of Edward Snowden by Booz Allen Hamilton and the failure of USIS (United States Investigative Services) to properly vet him due to profit-seeking incentives and lack of inter-agency access (CIA files). The text outlines how USIS, owned by Providence Equity Partners, was sued in 2014 for fraudulently closing hundreds of thousands of background checks to maximize revenue.
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This document is a page of endnotes from a chapter titled "The NSA's Back Door," identified by the footer "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020419". It cites various articles and reports from 2004-2015 concerning U.S. national security, cyber warfare, government contractors like Booz Allen Hamilton and USIS, and intelligence figures such as Edward Snowden. Despite the user's query, this document contains no mention of Jeffrey Epstein or any related individuals or events.
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This document is page 239 of a larger report, identified by the footer 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020391', and contains a list of citations. The citations reference articles and interviews related to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, his internal complaints, and the firm that vetted him. The document contains no information related to Jeffrey Epstein, his associates, or any connected activities.
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