I think the era of government being far ahead of commercial tech capability is over. The government mostly outsources now (a problem Snowden identified in terms of information control) or develops in-house with vendors.
The government mostly outsources now (a problem Snowden identified in terms of information control) or develops in-house with vendors.
There are a lot of fingers in that pie. Oracle, for example, has a National Security Group, whose job is to come up with "solutions" and then try to sell them to three-letter-agencies.
I think the era of government being far ahead of commercial tech capability is over. The government mostly outsources now (a problem Snowden identified in terms of information control) or develops in-house with vendors.
[0] http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142412788732349560457853...
[1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgahKksMZis