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That's so we don't have leaks to the public of information that we spent millions and billions of dollars to build a capability. we don't want it revealed to our enemies. so there are special access programs inside the defense department. it's really the responsibility of the undersecretary of defense for intelligence to manager those programs. >> and we's been nominated to take over as director of national intelligence. we'll see if he gets confirmed. >> i'll bet you at tomorrow's confirmation hearing, he'll probably be asked an awful lot of questions about this. >> we'll be covering it. than...

It also is reporting that no one knows how much all that intel is costing or if it's even working. they found 1200 government organize and almost 2,000 private companies working on counterterrorism, homeland security and intelligence. an estimated 854,000 people actually hold top secret clearance. >> tempest in a tea party. the movement long faced criticisms of racist undertones, but now the outcry is exploding. a leader of one of the group's blogs about colored people and the national movement gives him the boot. jim acosta has been following the tea party protest. walk us through the wild we...

This report found 854,000 people hold top-secret security clearances, 1,931 private companies are working on counterterrorism and intelligence, along with government organizations. how is it that you can have this many people, this many agencies and organizations all looking into this and still these things are falling through the cracks? >> well, john, i think americans as they read this article will share your frustration. because what it means is, the more people you have working on it, the more likely it is that somebody won't have told the right other person in the community. and we work ...

>> reynolds wolf in new orleans this morning, thanks so much. stay with us, in less than 20 minutes we'll break down the oil spill's long-term impact on the environment when we talk to a naturalist with the natural wildlife federation. an a.m. security watch for you now. a hidden world growing beyond control. that's how a new "washington post" investigation out this morning is describing the world that the government created to try terrorists post-9/11. it describes a system drowning in paperwork, red tape, redundancies and layers and layers of government, too big for any person to manage. c...

Growing out of control. a two-year long investigation by "the washington post" just out a few hours ago found the 9/11 terror attacks created an intelligence community so large, and in some cases so redundant, that nobody knows how much it really costs or whether it is working. close to 1300 government organizations and almost 2,000 private companies working on programs related to counter terrorism. homeland security and intelligence. an estimated 854,000 people with top secret security clearances as well. barbara starr is live from the pentagon this morning. what are you hearing about this re...