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Originally Posted by Taz's Master

The "employment of losers like Snowden", is done by the government. The same entity that justifies the collection of the information also dictates who does the collecting and analysis, and is responsible for failures in the security of the process.

No. The federal agency hires a contractor to do their IT (not by choice, but because elected officials demand it). The contractor hires "losers like Snowden".

I have many folks from the same contractor (and others) that work with me. None are as qualified or skilled as their Federal or military counterparts and yet they cost much more. It is the only way Feds are allowed to get the manpower required to do the tasks they are directed to do by law and executive direction.

Snowden didn't do collection and analysis. He was a low level IT guy.

When you run a pro baseball team in a tough league, but the voters, through Congress, require you use little leaguers in key positions...disaster cannot help but happen.