The Defense Intelligence Agency is preparing to pay private contractors up to $1 billion to conduct core intelligence tasks of analysis and collection over the next five years, an amount that would set a record in the outsourcing of such functions by the Pentagon's top spying agency. Full Story »
Posted by Melva Hackney
Pincus is thoughtful and good as always...however, what he does not cover, and what most reporters do not cover is WHY contractors get so much work...it has to do with irrational, short notice mandates from Congress--which is not sexy to report on--as well as the well known fact that traditional intelligence people in the govt have NO incentive to work hard and no incentive to produce information...and can't be fired. Contractors however can be forced to work or be fired...but as I said, that is not as sexy as "contractors taking over the Defense Department!!!"
