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Contractors with security clearances lack path to report problems
Government contractors with security clearances, such as Edward Snowden, aren't legally protected from whistleblowing even by going through the proper channels. But John Mahoney, of the law firm Tully Rinckey, said Snowden should have defaulted to the standard whistleblowing procedure used by government employees in the intelligence community, who are protected under the law.
Tags: Intelligence Community , workforce , management , whistleblower protections , John Mahoney , Tully Rinckey , Melissa Dawkins
NSA leak case gives vendors reason to reevaluate personnel
Intelligence community contractors, similar to Booz Allen, likely are reevaluating employees who have access to classified information in order to identify any questionable personnel, according to Steve Ryan, leader of government strategies practice group at McDermott, Will and Emery law firm.
Tags: industry , workforce , management , Steve Ryan , McDermott, Will and Emery , Rob Levinson , Bloomberg , security clearances , NSA leaks , Melissa Dawkins
NSA head says spy programs thwarted terror attacks
Tags: Keith Alexander , U.S. Cyber Command , Senate , Edward Snowden
Private contractors' key role at issue in NSA leak
Tags: Edward Snowden , contractors , security clearance , Booz Allen Hamilton
Hagel: Budget forces review of outside contracts
Tags: DoD , Chuck Hagel , Dick Durbin , Edward Snowden , NSA leaks
Booz Allen fires employee involved in NSA leaks
Booz Allen Hamilton announced Tuesday it has fired Edward Snowden, the contractor employee who admitted leaking details about classified National Security Agency programs to reporters. The company said Snowden was fired June 10 because he violated company policies, including its code of ethics.
Tags: contracting , industry , Edward Snowden , DoD , NSA leaks , acquisition
NSA contract worker is surveillance source
Edward Snowden, a former technical assistant for the CIA and current employee of defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton, revealed himself Sunday as the source of disclosures about the U.S. government's secret surveillance programs, risking prosecution by the U.S. government. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper called the revelation of the intelligence-gathering programs as reckless and said it has done "huge, grave damage."
Tags: CIA , Edward Snowden , Booz Allen Hamilton , industry , cybersecurity , technology , whistleblower , PRISM , FBI , Justice Department , James Clapper
NSA whistleblowers say agency casts wide net
Tags: technology , cybersecurity , whistleblower
Obama: Gov't records sweep not targeting Americans
Tags: ODNI , James Clapper
House revives cyber bill that privacy groups hate
The House Intelligence Committee is trying to revive legislation that would let industry and the federal government swap information on the latest cyber threats.
Tags: House , House Intelligence Committee , FBI , cybersecurity
