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Comment by dnautics | Hacker News Reader

EXACTLY.

Not just this guy, but a contracting firm (BAH) in general? How did they get that bid?

Is this a joke? Much of the Top Secret work performed for the government is done by private companies under contract with full clearances.

i.e. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skunk_Works

It's like capitalism gone mad, isn't it?

I believe the UK is heading in this direction as well. Thatcher started it, but it's really gone up a few notches since then.

It's a sorry state of affairs when the schools, the fire service, the police, the prisons, the hospitals, the soldiers of war, and even the spies are all controlled by for-profit corporations.

There's a reason that over 900,000 security clearances are processed every year. The "defense" contracting industry is booming.

FYI, CISPA is specifically for an NSA program intended to expand collection and give immunity to everyone. The lobbying for it as well as the politicans who proposed it, are heavily funded by these defense contractors.

Follow the Money.

This is a big part of the problem, the massive .mil budgets go to commercial contractors, who in turn support party candidates by donation. Its an incestuous positive feedback loop.

see Lessigs video talk on "LesterLand".

employees of BAH and other companies like them run the day to day operations of a very significant portion of the government and have for quite some time.

Agreed. Why isn't anyone talking about the contractor?

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