Top Secret America: The Rise of the New American Security State

The top-secret world that the government created in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks has become so enormous, so unwieldy, and so secretive that no one knows how much money it costs, how many people it employs or exactly how many agencies duplicate work being done elsewhere. The result is that the system put in place to keep the United States safe may be putting us in greater danger. In Top Secret America, award-winning reporters Dana Priest and William Arkin uncover the enormous size, shape, mission, and consequences of this invisible universe of over 1,300 government facilities in every state in America; nearly 2,000 outside companies used as contractors; and more than 850,000 people granted "Top Secret" security clearance.

A landmark expos of a new, secret "Fourth Branch" of American government, Top Secret America is a tour de force of investigative reporting-and a book sure to spark national and international alarm.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Published: 09/11/2012
ISBN: 9780316182201
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.22h x 5.52w x 0.98d

Review Citations: Library Journal 08/01/2015 pg. 43