Well, gol-l-l-eeee! Tenet goes to work for a Carlyle-affiliated company

who woulda thunk it...? ya, right...

Former U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director George Tenet has joined the British research firm thought to have provided the inspiration for 'Q', the character who creates spy gadgets for James Bond.

Tenet has been appointed an independent non-executive director of QinetiQ, the company said on Tuesday.

"I am especially interested in the capacity of the company's technologies to meet a number of the challenges faced by our nations' military and intelligence personnel," Tenet said.

One of the longest serving U.S. spymasters in history, Tenet was CIA director from 1997 to 2004.

He served under presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush before quitting in June 2004, citing personal reasons.

Critics blamed the CIA during his reign for shortcomings in intelligence gathered in the run-up to war in Iraq and questioned whether more could have been done to predict the September 11 hijackings.

QinetiQ is partly owned by U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group, whose advisers have included former U.S. President George Bush and former British Prime Minister John Major.

Once a secretive part of Britain's Ministry of Defense, the firm was listed on the London Stock Exchange in February.

it must have been the presidential medal of freedom item on his resume that sealed the deal...

let's take a look behind door #3 and see what george (tenet, that is) has won...!

QinetiQ is one of the world's leading defence technology and security companies. In today's world the challenges faced by governments to detect, identify and respond to both defence and homeland security threats requires the most advanced technical capabilities science can offer.

QinetiQ was founded from the world's first top flight national defence laboratory to transition to the private sector. It gives customers access to the output of 50 years of national investment at the forefront of technology. Today, the Group has grown to offer its global customer base technology rich services and solutions, from an expanding base of leading capabilities in both Europe and North America.

We operate at the leading edge of technology which enables us to give our civil customers access to solutions that are often beyond those readily available in commercial markets.

now, go take a look at what THEY can do for YOU...!

Core Skills
*Avionics & Vetronics
*Avionics System Integration
*Electro-optic Systems and Products
*Sensors, Processing and Modelling
*Airspace Management
*Civil Airspace Management
*Integrated Air Command Systems (iacs)
*Centre for Human Sciences
*Human Science Facilities
*People
*Protection
*Technology
*Clinical Trials and Assessment
*Vibration Exposure - the new regulations
*Marine & Acoustics
*Marine & Acoustic Product Engineering
*Navy Underwater Battlespace
*Remote Technologies
*Sonar
*Torpedo Defence
*Electric Drive Comms Buoy Systems
*Network Enabled Systems
*Distributed Information Management
*Distributed Processing
*Agile Communications
*Absolutely secure communications
*Simulation
*Technical and Management Consultancy
*Enterprise Transformation
*Operational Research
*Procurement Support
*Safety and Environmental Solutions
*Technology Insight
*Technology & Business Strategy
*Weapons
*Energetic Materials
*Propulsion & Delivery Systems
*Guidance and Imaging
*Lethal Mechanisms
*Weapon Systems
*Customer Leaflets for Weapons
*Advanced Processing
*Surveillance & Security Technology
*Calibration Services & Asset Management
*Energy Technologies
*Fuels and Lubricants
*Maritime
*Marine Survivability
*Underwater Systems Integration
*Weapon Systems Integration
*Obsolescence Management
*Spectrum Solutions
*EMC Testing & Consultancy
*Electronic Surveillance and Countermeasures
*Radar Sensors
*Radar Sensors and Consultancy
*RF Sensor Technologies
*Millimetre Wave Radar
*Electromagnetics
*Electromagnetic Assessment and Research Services
*Customer Leaflets
*Trusted Experts
*Aerospace
*cueSim - Simulation & Training
*Aerodynamics Integration
*Air Systems Technology
*Gas Turbine Performance
*Integrated Engine Management
*Noise and Acoustics
*Communications
*Wireless Solutions
*Maritime Communications
*Air and Land Communications
*Mobile and Secure Information Networks
*satID
*Intelligence & Control
*Crew and Decision Systems
*Simulation, Training & UAVs
*Materials
*Nanomaterials Nanomaterials
*Applied Materials
*Smart Materials
*Titanium Metal Injection Moulding (MIM)
*Optronics
*Advanced Microsystems Engineering
*Quantum Electronics
*Passive Millimetre Wave Systems
*Photonics and Displays
*Remote Sensing
*Thermal Imaging
*Structures
*Asset Performance Management
*Vehicles
*Land Systems Engineering & Design
*Land Vehicle Systems

wouldn'tcha just LOVE to know what all that shit is about...? well, as a former defense contractor employee (many lives removed), i can tell ya... none of it is pretty, and some of it is downright shocking despite the deliberately benign verbiage... go check it out and see what you think...

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