Two weeks ago I used LittleSis to look into the NYS Education Department’s shadow government, the Regents Research Fund. The Fund’s interlocks show a clear pattern among the fellows: 13 (out of seventeen researched) had worked at Teach for America, New Leaders, College Board or the NYC Department of Education before joining the Fund. Some …
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Mapping Shadow Government: Regents Research Fund
Back in August we set up a Shadow Gov Working Group on LittleSis, inspired by Obama’s Open Government Working Group established in 2009 and his administration’s hot pursuit of Edward Snowden, who worked for NSA contractor Booz Allen Hamilton. The research group investigates corporations that tend to profit from the privatization of government, first focusing …
Mapping the Shadow Government: Booz Allen Hamilton
LittleSis has established a new Shadow Gov Working Group to investigate corporations that are key players in the shadow gov space. These companies tend to profit from the privatization of core regulatory and other government functions; are dominated by former government officials, and also boast extensive alumni networks in government; derive much of their revenue …