Spies for Hire: The Secret World of Intelligence Outsourcing

Running spy networks overseas. Tracking down terrorists in the Middle East. Interrogating enemy prisoners. Analyzing data from spy satellites and intercepted phone calls. All of these are vital intelligence tasks that have traditionally been performed by government officials accountable to Congress and the American people. But that is no longer the case.



Starting during the Clinton administration, when intelligence budgets were cut drastically and privatization of government services became ...