January 5, 2007
THE WAR THAT MATTERS:
Nominee played big role in outsourcing intelligence (Matt Kelley and Richard Willing, 1/04/07, USA TODAY)
J. Michael "Mike" McConnell, in line to become the nation's top intelligence official, has been a leading figure in outsourcing U.S intelligence operations to private industry, records and interviews show.McConnell, a retired Navy vice admiral, led the National Security Agency from 1992 to 1996 before joining Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., a consulting firm based in McLean, Va.
Breaking al Qaeda was easy. Taking down the civil service is W's historic battle. Posted by Orrin Judd at January 5, 2007 8:33 AM
Comments
"Yes, Minister" was a very funny take-off of British civil servants. Our lot aren't funny, nor are they benign. They are vicious partisans and Bush should have cleaned out that mess just as he cleaned out the mess the Clintonistas left in the White House.
Posted by: erp at January 5, 2007 9:30 AMThe State Department and CIA seem like appropriate agencies ripe for an experiment in outsourcing.
Posted by: John J. Coupal at January 5, 2007 10:07 AM