National Security-Industrial Complex: Companies Profiting from 'Top-Secret Work' Give Generously to Congress

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June 19, 2013As the federal  government's collection of data has expanded in the past decade under the Patriot Act and other surveillance programs, one set of companies has seen a big financial benefit -- the private contractors that work with the Department of Defense and the National Security Agency to analyze the data.

How much money have these companies given to members of Congress since 2007?

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