Top Twenty Largest Intelligence Companies In The U.S. Give Money To Those Lawmakers Who Oversee Them

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Lawmakers Who Oversee Government Surveillance Programs Receive Millions From Intelligence Companies -- Capital City Project

Every member who sits on the committees that oversee government intelligence operations has received campaign contributions from the top twenty largest intelligence companies in the United States, according to a new report.

Amid the NSA scandal, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence — the committees in charge of oversight — denied stricter reform attempts to the NSA programs and instead propelled legislation aimed at restoring their trust. The committees are intended to keep waste, fraud, and abuse in check given most of these programs are hidden from the general public.

Every single member on the committees received campaign contributions from the largest intelligence companies in the U.S. performing services for the the government.

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My Comment: This is the problem of Washington. lobbyists, and money .... and it is not only isolated to those who oversee the intelligence community.