The US Cyper Command is a shell populated by contractors, and they use a contractor to conduct their security clearances.

CBS reports that the firm that conducted Edward Snowden’s background is under investigation.

The company, USIS, is nationwide and I have talked to one of their investigators about an individual who once lived on my street. That investigator conducted herself in a professional manner, but I noticed that she wasn’t military, which was odd for me.

I’m wondering what anyone could have found that would have denied Mr Snowden a clearance – his belief in the Constitution and the rule of law? Snowden would pass a polygraph with flying colors because he believes he is exposing criminal behavior, not breaking the real law.

That said, everyone needs to keep in mind that these contractors are in business to make the largest profit possible, and will ‘reduce costs’ wherever they can, even if it means a lousy product.

Anyone who has ever had to deal with military contractors will tell you that you always get less than what you paid for. They call the difference their profit.

Position: 19.6N 98.2W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [270°] near 6 mph [ 9 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 25 mph [ 40 kph].
Wind Gusts: 35 mph [ 55 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1008 mb ↑.

The storm had degenerated into a post-tropical low. This is the final NHS advisory.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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