There's a sidequest where you run into Officer Nicholas (after obtaining Sandoval's location mid-to-lateway in the game) and are told to eliminate Jacob White (a member of Motor City Bangers). According to your mission log, the sidequest is named Smash the State. This is a reference to the original Deus Ex in which "smashthestate" was used as one of the first obtainable security logins used for gaining access to a central building on Liberty Island. The pocket secretary that you pick up from White also references smashthestate in the address heading.