A Hidden World, Growing Beyond Control -- Washington Post
The top-secret world the government created in response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, has become so large, so unwieldy and so secretive that no one knows how much money it costs, how many people it employs, how many programs exist within it or exactly how many agencies do the same work.
These are some of the findings of a two-year investigation by The Washington Post that discovered what amounts to an alternative geography of the United States, a Top Secret America hidden from public view and lacking in thorough oversight. After nine years of unprecedented spending and growth, the result is that the system put in place to keep the United States safe is so massive that its effectiveness is impossible to determine.
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My Comment: Everyone in the intelligence community (both foreign and domestic) is going to read this Washington Post story today.
We will have feedback and analysis on the impact of this story later today. Expect a complete news roundup at 21:00 EST tonight.