Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130611:16:00:00
Miles away from washington. an nbc investigation finds there are nearly 5 million americans who hold secret clearances. of those, 1.4 million hold top-secret clearance, and one-third of those clearances are held by outside contractors. the "wall street journal" reports that america relies on spies for hire and notes the number of private intelligence contractors has ballooned from 140 to 6,000 in the five years since 9/11. government contracting is big business and highly lucrative. in the series "top secret america," dana priest and william arkin write about the contractor class. nearly 1-% o...
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