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Intelligence outsourcing

Outsourcing intelligence is a method by which a country contracts out intelligence activities such as collection, analysis, and dissemination to non-governmental employees. In the United States of America, approximately 70% of the intelligence budget was spent on contracts in 2006.

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related to Literature · 19
Intelligence outsourcing → Contractors, Ed, Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press, Government Accountability, Hire, ISBN, London, May, New York, Outsourcing US Intelligence, Schuster, Shorrock, Simon, Spies, Sydney, The Secret World, Toronto, Van Puyvelde

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intelligence private outsourcing government budget sector may country contracts cia's national companies also 50 community contractors analysis employees united states

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
collectioninstance ofOutsourcing intelligence is a method by which a country contracts out intelligence activities0.80text
analysisinstance ofOutsourcing intelligence is a method by which a country contracts out intelligence activities0.80text
and dissemination to non-governmental employeesinstance ofOutsourcing intelligence is a method by which a country contracts out intelligence activities0.80text
the CIA's National Clandestine Serviceinstance ofwhere the only way may be through human intelligence0.80text
Intelligence outsourcingrelated to LiteratureShorrock0.60section
Intelligence outsourcingrelated to LiteratureSpies0.60section
Intelligence outsourcingrelated to LiteratureHire0.60section
Intelligence outsourcingrelated to LiteratureThe Secret World0.60section
Intelligence outsourcingrelated to LiteratureSimon0.60section
Intelligence outsourcingrelated to LiteratureSchuster0.60section
Intelligence outsourcingrelated to LiteratureNew York0.60section
Intelligence outsourcingrelated to LiteratureLondon0.60section

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    Nodes30
    Edges29
    Triples23
    Avg. degree1.93
    Density0.066667
    Components1
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