#uspolitics #DeepState Former CIA analyst explains what makes up the "deep state" in US (media, defence corporations, think tanks)
Jobs that once were classified as civil service started to be contracted to external consulting firms. "A critical node of the Deep State is the owners of those companies getting rich off of government contracts, who invariably hire lobbyists and build relations with the contract managers inside the government agency giving them money."
https://sonar21.com/defining-the-deep-state/