Did you know 850K Americans hold top-secret security clearance? The Post seizes the moment to explore the post 9-11 security reaction and the monstrous bureaucracy that may be indications of an empire's overreaching. Where has innovation gone? How do you oversee a system that neither Congress nor the Executive branch has full oversight of.

overview: http://projects.washingtonpost.com/top-secret-america/

Intro Article: projects.washingtonpost.com/top-secret-america/articles/a-hidden-world-growing-beyond-control/