Massachusetts Computer Firm Probed for Terrorist Ties

NPR | By Scott Simon

Published December 7, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

Federal agents search P-Tech, a data management firm in Quincy, Mass., seeking evidence of ties to terrorist organizations. P-Tech is a computer contractor for the U.S. military and various U.S. agencies with inside access to valuable data. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Glenn Simpson.

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Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.

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