The Post has just come out with a series regarding the new sector of government, as they refer to it, that sprung up an entirely new and underground industry following 9/11: Top Secret America (dubbed as such by The Post). I highly suggest taking a few minutes to read through the site. It is definitely interesting, to say the least. While the articles are being released one per day, I think that this site already has a great amount of information that is useful and interesting.
There certainly is room to doubt the findings of this article, since it does come off as a bit biased. However, one should also recognize that the majority of the sources from this two year study are directly from within the intelligence agency - specifically, the agencies which have sprung up and grown following 9/11 and those that are tasked with overseeing said agencies.
To summarize the findings, the article states that this industry, made up of both the government and private sector, has grown to the point of overproduction, repetition of work product, and, essentially, complete work overload. It extends throughout the United States, with nearly every part of the country connected to it in some manner. The main problem is the vastness of the network, which contributes to both repetition and the inability towards oversight. Further, since there are so many different threats and different agencies dealing with the same, reports are produced and given to people to read in the hundreds every single day. Even given this - which is a given throughout the agencies - there are no plans to change or even limit spending.
Anyways, I thought that this was definitely worth a serious look through, particularly for those interested in public service later in life.
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