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MADem

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33. Hee hee....there's "immediately" and then there's federal government "immediately."

Reply to bluedigger (Reply #32)

Fri Sep 20, 2013, 06:13 AM

Sep 2013

The latter is like turning an aircraft carrier!

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Contractor Behind Snowden Vetting Did Washington Shooter Check [View all] Tony_FLADEM Sep 2013 OP

Hinky link. DURHAM D Sep 2013 #1

That speaks volumes !! nt Cryptoad Sep 2013 #4

And wouldn't you know it... seabeckind Sep 2013 #9

It appears to be owned by Providence Equity Partners. KamaAina Sep 2013 #20

Another one of those lucrative Federal contracts going to a RW anti-America group. kelliekat44 Sep 2013 #34

It is pretty clear that their bottom line is higher than their integrity. Agnosticsherbet Sep 2013 #2

All taxpayers need this - DURHAM D Sep 2013 #3

No, more like this jmowreader Sep 2013 #7

For a few certain blessed individuals ----its a Large Public Teat warrant46 Sep 2013 #18

"The Parallax View," starring Warren Beatty 1000words Sep 2013 #5

Channeling Dr. Strangelove... jmowreader Sep 2013 #6

Reason link is hinky is that it's missing http:// pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #8

Thanks! Tony_FLADEM Sep 2013 #10

From the article DURHAM D Sep 2013 #11

Somebody Needs To Review All The Security Checks That USIS..... global1 Sep 2013 #12

They have been caught "fabricating" clearances several times but DURHAM D Sep 2013 #13

I smell a liability suit Luschnig Sep 2013 #14

god, how many billions of our Federal funds did our Gov. pay that contractor 'corp.'? Sunlei Sep 2013 #15

$253M in 2012. DURHAM D Sep 2013 #21

Wow. Outsourcing for the win. AtheistCrusader Sep 2013 #16

Totally surprising, NOT! nt alp227 Sep 2013 #17

was there anything in snowden's background that would've precluded him from receiving his clearance? frylock Sep 2013 #19

Didnt they find he was an activist? Thinkingabout Sep 2013 #23

yes Botany Sep 2013 #24

Snowy shouldn't have had a job running Ethernet cables snooper2 Sep 2013 #37

This would not happen if they weren't using contractors ..... Botany Sep 2013 #22

Sorry, but a few things just don't add up. Clearance requirements for a SECRET clearance verses 24601 Sep 2013 #25

Wow...thanks for all that info. seabeckind Sep 2013 #26

How hard is it for one of the Cabinet Secretaries to call them up and fire them immediately.. Historic NY Sep 2013 #27

Well for one thing, who's going to pick up the slack? bluedigger Sep 2013 #28

Thats the problem hiring replacement private workers. Historic NY Sep 2013 #29

We've got a lot of people leaving the military in the next few years. MADem Sep 2013 #31

Oh, it's a fixable problem all right. bluedigger Sep 2013 #32

Hee hee....there's "immediately" and then there's federal government "immediately." MADem Sep 2013 #33

Most times seabeckind Sep 2013 #35

Heard this argument a lot seabeckind Sep 2013 #36

as long as dick cheney is somehowb making a buck arely staircase Sep 2013 #30