Deep state : inside the government secrecy industry / Marc Ambinder and D.B. Grady.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ambinder, Marc, author.

Grady, D. B., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Official secrets--United States.

Official secrets.

United States.

National security--United States.

National security.

Government information--Access control--United States.

Government information.

Government information--Access control.

Physical Description:

xii, 323 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2013]

Summary:

There is a hidden country within the United States. It was formed from the astonishing number of secrets held by the government and the growing ranks of secret-keepers given charge over them. The government secrecy industry speaks in a private language of codes and acronyms, and follows an arcane set of rules and customs designed to perpetuate itself, repel penetration, and deflect oversight. It justifies itself with the assertion that the American values worth preserving are often best sustained by subterfuge and deception. There are indications that this deep state is crumbling.

Contents:

1 Need to Know 12

2 The Curious Case of Primoris Era 21

3 From Inception to Eternity 33

4 Fairly Modest 48

5 Vital Information 67

6 The Horrors Book 78

7 Conspiracies 91

8 Inside the Enclave 101

9 The Tip of the Spear 110

10 Necessary Secrets 122

11 The Tools for the Job 136

12 The Known Unknowns 147

13 The Structure of Secrecy 159

14 Partisan Transparency 176

15 Open Source Strikes Back 187

16 Resistance 194

17 The Flicker of a Piercing Eye 213

18 Olympic Games 254

19 The Next Battlespace 261.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Ambinder, Marc. Deep state.

ISBN:

9781118146682

1118146689

OCLC:

824725673