Argon, founded in 1997, is involved in intelligence, cyber security, and C4ISR, which is essentially communication, but officially stands for command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.
These rare forms are examples of what Dr Wolfe calls viral chatter, a term borrowed from intelligence agencies which monitor telephones for the use of certain words or unusual patterns of communication.
Former Attorney General Janet Reno and many others credited the Patriot Act with updating the law to deal with terrorists, and, most critically, for tearing down the "wall" in terrorism investigations that restricted the communication and cooperation between law enforcement and intelligence officials.