The attacks on the United States in 2001 resulted in the intelligence community gain- ing tremendous power and resources to pursue U.S. adversaries around the world. Immediately after the attacks, the community began to augment its work force through rapid outsourcing, and this change in staffing led to new issues that had not been dealt with before. Outsourcing of intelligence activities raises questions of both financial costs and accountability. It is an intricate activity for which the line of inherently governmental functions is rapidly disappearing and for which there has been little or no congressional oversight.
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