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"In June 2013, former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden perpetrated the largest and most damaging public release of classified information in U.S. intelligence history." (Executive Summary, Review of the Unauthorized Disclosures of Former National Security Agency Contractor Edward Snowden*) You no doubt are familiar with the case of Edward Joseph Snowden, an American computer professional, former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee, and former contractor for the U.S. government, who copied and leaked classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013 without prior authorization ("Edward Snowden - Wikipedia." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Snowden. Accessed 9 Jan. 2017.). If you are like me, you probably don't have deep knowledge of this WikiLeaks case. However, you now have access to the U.S. House Committee on Intelligence report regarding Snowden's improprieties. And, you can access it online at http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo76116. Federal publications keep the public informed. The Washington State Library is a federal depository library (Federal Depository Library Program, Government Publishing Office) and serves as the Regional Depository Library for the states of Washington and Alaska. For information assistance contact our Ask A Librarian staff. *United States. Cong. House. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Review of the Unauthorized Disclosures of Former National Security Agency Contractor Edward Snowden. 104th Cong., 2d Session sess. H. Rept. 114-891. Washington: U.S. Government Office, 2016. Web. 9 Jan. 2017. Available at WSL: Y 1.1/8:114-891. Onine at http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo76116

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