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I'm guessing that's exactly what it is. I think some of the Snowden leaks showed NSA already has a bigger budget than CIA and is also growing that budget at a m

I'm guessing that's exactly what it is. I think some of the Snowden leaks showed NSA already has a bigger budget than CIA and is also growing that budget at a much faster rate. Their budgets probably increase by $10 million for every "cyber" word they say in their presentations to Congress. The CIA wants in on that action.

drzaiusapelord 12y ago
It also might make sense that the NSA is a corrupt juggernaut and expecting them to do your heavy lifting isn't appropriate, especially when its clear that Clapper runs a security theater-like organization. The CIA and other agencies having its own smaller team probably means better outcomes. This kind of thing probably works best with smaller and more nimble teams than big data gathering focused organizations like the NSA. From a budget perspective, this is good cause to cut from the NSA and give to the CIA.