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It turns out a cyber attack was the straw that broke the back of embattled security clearance investigation firm USIS. Late last evening it was announced that the Office of Personnel Management is ending its contracts with USIS. The firm had been under a stop-work order for the past month,

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While recent news reports have focused on the NSA’s PRISM program and the government’s use of personal data to detect terror threats, a recent news report sheds new light on the massive commercial business of collecting and selling personal data. CBS News recently broadcast a special investigative report regarding data brokers who collect personal

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Seems like folks want a place to chat, say what's on their mind, share interesting job intel, and likewise. This new category and thread is the…
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Although I've lived in the metro DC area for eight years, I haven't ever heard of "The Examiner." A writer by the name of Melanie…
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National Public Radio covered the defense industry again, this time focusing on the growing reliance of private contractors to fill intelligence roles at the "three…