Researcher loses job at NSF after government questions her role as 1980s activist

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10. That cancelled contract was bc/ of Snowden

I actually have an old gradeschool friend who has been with the NSA (develops methods to secure and prevent the hacking of tactile systems ) for 30 years. I think they may be (he didn't say this, but I THINK) reconsidering their relationships with contacting personnel companies.

He was the smartest kid in our town. He's still quirky and funny as hell. He can't talk a lot about his job but the things he CAN say are fascinating. Made me rethink some back/white ideas, actually. There is at least one person at the NSA who is working hard to prevent random disasterous outcomes and he has no guile or selfish/shady motives and he really, really loves his country. They sacrifice a lot in their lives for this type of work.


Also, the contracting company that actually employed Snowden is owned by...guess who?" Carlyle.

Creepy side note: CLinton started this outsourcing shit. Remember - he tasked Al Gore with "streamjlining" the government, and Gore did the studies and got the ball rolling. Towards hell.