Snowden quit his job at Dell as a system administrator
Snowden quit his job at Dell as a system administrator
Snowden had copied files while working at Dell in 2012
Position that Edward Snowden held nearly two decades later at Dell.
Snowden held the position of system administrator at Dell.
Edward Snowden held nearly two decades later at Dell when he began stealing secrets.
moved from Dell to Booz Allen Hamilton
Worked as system administrator.
he was merely a contract employee of Dell's working as a computer technician
he was merely a contract employee of Dell's working as a computer technician
still on the Dell payroll
work as a system administrator for Dell
moved from Dell
Snowden held position at Dell when he began stealing secrets.
previous employment at Dell
Snowden, with his three years' experience working for Dell
position at Dell as a system administrator
working for Dell in 2012
Snowden quit his job at Dell as a system administrator
Snowden had copied files while working at Dell in 2012
Text mentions 'his job at Dell'.
He was earning just over $120,000 a year from Dell.
Snowden's job as a system administrator under contract to Dell
seeking even more secret work at Dell
In October 2009, Dell assigned Snowden a job...
Snowden was a contract employee of Dell's
Dell assigned him various IT tasks at the NSA.
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This document is page 218 from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' (likely by Edward Jay Epstein), stamped as evidence by the House Oversight Committee. It details the security risks inherent in the NSA's outsourcing of intelligence work to private contractors like Booz Allen Hamilton and Dell, highlighting a 'revolving door' of high-level executives moving to private firms. The text specifically cites Edward Snowden's ability to move between contractors (Dell to Booz Allen) as a realization of security vulnerabilities warned about in NSA memos dating back to 2005.
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This document is a page from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' by Edward Jay Epstein (indicated by the filename 'Epst' and ISBN in the footer), marked with a House Oversight Committee stamp. The text details Edward Snowden's time working for Dell as an NSA contractor in 2012, his ambition to secure a high-ranking Senior Executive Service (SES) position, and his subsequent hacking of NSA files to steal entrance exam answers. It also references a prior 2009 incident where Snowden hacked his CIA personnel evaluation.
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This document appears to be Page 33 from a book (likely 'How America Lost Its Secrets' by Edward Jay Epstein, given the filename 'Epst' and subject matter) included in a House Oversight Committee file. It details Edward Snowden's activities in September 2009, specifically a trip to India where he took a $2,000 'Ethical Hacking' course at Koenig Solutions to learn tools like SpyEye and Zeus while employed by Dell. It also notes his move to Annapolis, Maryland, in the fall of 2010.
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This document analyzes the NSA's outsourcing practices, highlighting the security vulnerabilities that allowed Edward Snowden to steal classified files in 2013. It details the economic and bureaucratic incentives for outsourcing, the ignore warnings regarding security risks, and the lack of penalties for contractors like Booz Allen despite significant security failures.
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This document appears to be page 45 from a book (identified by the filename 'Epst_9780451494566' as Edward Jay Epstein's *How America Lost Its Secrets*) stamped as a House Oversight exhibit. The text details how Edward Snowden exploited a lack of auditing software at the NSA's Kunia base in Hawaii to steal classified data while working for Dell in 2012. It explains that post-9/11 reforms to eliminate 'stovepiping' created a shared network (NSANet) that allowed system administrators like Snowden access to CIA and Defense Department documents without detection.
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This document appears to be a page (p. 43) from a book manuscript (likely by Edward Jay Epstein given the filename prefix 'Epst' and subject matter) produced as evidence for the House Oversight Committee. The text details Edward Snowden's attempts to secure a high-level Senior Executive Service (SES) position at the NSA in 2012 while working for Dell, his rejection of a lower-level G-13 offer in September 2012, and speculates on his motivations for seeking access to classified documents.
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The document appears to be page 210 (Chapter 28) of a manuscript or report stamped by House Oversight regarding Edward Snowden. It analyzes his motivations for switching employment from Dell to Booz Allen in March 2013, arguing the move was not financially motivated nor necessary for access to documents, as he already possessed significant classified material (including Presidential Policy Directive 20) while at Dell. The text suggests the job switch actually increased his risk of apprehension.
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This document appears to be a page (Chapter 4, page 38) from a book manuscript, likely 'How America Lost Its Secrets' by Edward Jay Epstein (indicated by the filename 'Epst_...'), which has been stamped as part of a House Oversight Committee investigation. The text details Edward Snowden's life in Hawaii in 2012, his $120,000 salary from Dell, and his work at the Kunia Regional Security Operations Center (NSA). It also describes the history of the facility ('the tunnel') and the author's own experience being detained there in 2016.
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This document is page 44 from a book (likely 'How America Lost Its Secrets' by Edward Jay Epstein, based on the filename/ISBN) included in a House Oversight Committee production. It details Edward Snowden's activities in late 2012, specifically how he used his position as a Dell contractor to transfer files from Fort Meade to Hawaii. The text explains that this authorized transfer provided 'perfect cover' for him to steal unencrypted NSA data by exploiting security flaws he had previously identified in Japan.
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This document appears to be page 88 of a House Oversight report detailing Edward Snowden's employment history and intelligence theft. It describes his transition from Dell to Booz Allen Hamilton in March 2013, alleging he took a pay cut to access 'Level 3' documents described as 'the Keys to the Kingdom.' The text outlines the specific access privileges he gained and lost during this transition.
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This document appears to be page 30 from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' by Edward Jay Epstein (indicated by the filename 'Epst_...'). The text details Edward Snowden's transition from the CIA to private contractor Dell, noting a security clearance loophole that allowed him to retain clearance despite CIA concerns. It describes his assignment to the NSA complex at Yokota Air Base in Japan in June 2009, where he trained military personnel on cyber security. The document bears a House Oversight Bates stamp.
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This document is page 32 from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' (likely by Edward Jay Epstein), stamped as a House Oversight exhibit. It details Edward Snowden's employment with Dell in 2009, his work on the NSA backup system EPICSHELTER, and his discovery of security flaws regarding system administrator access. The text also references his lack of academic credits from UMUC and compares the role of 'rogue system administrators' to the ideology of Julian Assange.
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This document appears to be page 75 from a book (likely by Edward Jay Epstein given the filename 'Epst') discussing the NSA's data classification levels (1, 2, and 3). It details Edward Snowden's transition from Dell, where he had limited access, to Booz Allen Hamilton in Hawaii on March 15, 2013, specifically to gain access to 'Level 3' data, which contains sensitive sources and methods described as 'the Keys to the Kingdom.' The document bears a House Oversight Committee stamp.
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This document is page 170 from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' (ISBN 9780451494566), authored by Edward Jay Epstein. While the document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' Bates stamp, the content is unrelated to Jeffrey Epstein; it details the 2013 NSA data breach by Edward Snowden. The text analyzes the volume of data stolen (1.7 million documents touched, 1.3 million copied), Snowden's employment at Booz Allen and Dell, and compares the incident to Cold War-era espionage.
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This document is page 210 from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' (evident from the header and text content). It discusses the NSA's vulnerability to internal security breaches, specifically focusing on Edward Snowden and the privatization of system administrator roles to contractors like Booz Allen Hamilton. The file bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' Bates stamp and a filename starting with 'Epst_', suggesting this page was collected as evidence or material in an investigation related to Jeffrey Epstein, potentially indicating reading material found in his possession.
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This document is page 150 from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' by Edward Jay Epstein, stamped with 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'. It discusses theories on how Edward Snowden obtained passwords to secure NSA vaults, specifically 'Level 3 documents.' The text details his employment transition from Dell to Booz Allen and explores the possibility that he unwittingly or deceptively used co-workers to gain access, noting that the NSA informed Congress in 2014 that three colleagues spoke to the FBI about potential deception.
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This document appears to be page 64 from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' (Edward Jay Epstein is the author of this book, explaining the 'Epst' filename, though the content is about Snowden, not Jeffrey Epstein). It details Edward Snowden's initial encrypted communications with filmmaker Laura Poitras in January 2013 under the alias 'Citizen Four,' noting that Snowden falsely claimed to be a senior government official while actually working as a Dell contractor. It also discusses Poitras's history of surveillance by U.S. authorities following her 2006 filming in Iraq.
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This document appears to be page 54 from a book titled 'How America Lost Its Secrets' (likely by Edward Jay Epstein), processed as a House Oversight exhibit (Bates 019542). It details the activities of privacy advocates Jacob Appelbaum and Runa Sandvik, and their contact with Edward Snowden in 2012 while he was working for the NSA and Dell in Hawaii. The text describes Snowden's support for the Tor network, his setup of a relay node called 'The Signal,' and his discovery of NSA documents (such as 'Tor Stinks') attempting to compromise Tor's anonymity.
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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 a page from a book (Chapter Twenty) included in a House Oversight file. It discusses intelligence failures, specifically comparing the 1994 discovery of CIA mole Aldrich Ames to the later security breach by Edward Snowden. It highlights a prescient 1996 NSA report that warned networking computers would make the agency vulnerable to a 'system administrator' acting as a mole.
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This document is a page from a report or narrative (marked House Oversight) detailing the NSA's damage assessment regarding Edward Snowden. It analyzes the volume of data stolen (estimated at 1.7 million touched / 1.3 million copied) during his time at Booz Allen and Dell, while noting disputes from Snowden and journalists Greenwald and Bamford regarding these numbers. The text discusses the potential motivations of the NSA Damage Assessment team under Ledgett and the legal implications of the leaks.
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This document appears to be a proof page (p. 58) from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' (likely by Edward Jay Epstein, indicated by the filename). It discusses Edward Snowden's activities under the alias 'Cincinnatus' while working as a Dell contractor, noting that his non-NSA employee status legally prevented the NSA's 'Q' unit from monitoring his interactions with activists and Tor advocates without an FBI warrant. The page bears a House Oversight Committee Bates stamp.
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This document is page 46 from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' by Edward Jay Epstein (indicated by the ISBN in the footer filename). It details Edward Snowden's theft of NSA documents starting in Winter 2012, his motivations, his employment at Dell, and his eventual communications from Moscow with journalists like James Risen. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' stamp, suggesting it was part of a document production for a congressional investigation, likely included due to the author's last name (Epstein) matching search criteria, though the text concerns Edward Snowden, not Jeffrey Epstein.
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