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WikiLeaks publishes more than 1.7 million United States records - Magda Hassan - 26-06-2013

We've got thousands of pages of contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton: Help us analyze one of America's most secret contractors


Investigating 'World's Most Profitable Spy Organization'




by Michael Morisy on June 25, 2013, 2 p.m.
FOI Requests: Over the past several months, I've filed for contracts between Booz Allen Hamilton and over 75 federal agencies and departments. Eleven have completed those requests, releasing thousands of pages detailing how an increasing amount of America's governmental operations are being outsourced to private contractors.
Want to help keep our government accountable? Help read through the responsive documents, and flag material that is worth a closer look. So far, we have documents from the following agencies: Thirty of the requests are still awaiting response, more than two months past the statutory deadline for Freedom of Information Act responses. Five agencies rejected the requests, generally stating that searching for contracts by vendor was impossible, raising questions about organization and oversight abilities (See, for example, the Office of the Secretary of Defense). One agency, the Office of Management and Budget, rejected the request on grounds that the material "related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of an agency," stating the release of which would help circumvent regulation.
Going through all this material, and the material still to come, will take time, so I'd like to ask for your help: Pick an agency or two and read through the contracts. When I originally filed the requests, I was tipped off by a source to look for the following:
  • Contracts for work performed, such as an analysis report, where the work was then lost by the agency.
  • Outsized contracts for minimal (a few pages) reports.
  • Contracts that are repeatedly extended, duplicative, or face overruns in time, cost, or both.
Given the recent leak of information from BAH in relation to National Security Agency's activities, there's like other information worth digging into. Find something interesting in the files? Email info@muckrock.com, and we'll share it, or tweet it to us at @MuckRockNews.
For the record, one of the few agencies I didn't file with was the NSA, so I went ahead and filed with them today.
https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2013/jun/25/booz-allen-hamilton-contracts-help-analyze-thousan/

WikiLeaks publishes more than 1.7 million United States records - Keith Millea - 26-06-2013

They also contract with the Veterans Administration.Last year they did an audit on my VA hospital.Which I suppose,also gave them access to all patient records.Just great....

WikiLeaks publishes more than 1.7 million United States records - Jan Klimkowski - 26-06-2013

Keith Millea Wrote:They also contract with the Veterans Administration.Last year they did an audit on my VA hospital.Which I suppose,also gave them access to all patient records.Just great....

Personal medical records should be private and confidential.

The only upside is that from some of the medical records, we might get a sense of what Gulf War Syndrome really is, 'cos they sure as hell aren't telling the veterans......