Growth of intel outsourcing no secret, but now Congress taking notice

By Tracy Connor, Staff Writer, NBC News

A growing chorus on Capitol Hill is questioning whether U.S. intelligence agencies are farming out too much work to private contractors ...

“Maybe we should bring some of that more in-house -- with employees of the federal government, with the oath of office that we take to protect and defend our country and that seriousness of purpose there,” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Thursday ...

Because intelligence contracts are classified, it’s difficult to nail down how much taxpayer money is going to firms like Booz Allen. In his book, “Spies for Hire,” author Tim Shorrock reported that a DNI official told an industry conference in 2007 that 70% of intelligence spending went to private sources ...

“The only reason we have contractors is because of a government that loves selling the myth of the smaller government,” said George Washington University law professor Steven Schooner, who specializes in government procurement law ...

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