NSA News & Highlights

April 13, 2007

FACT SHEET: TITLE IV OF THE FISCAL YE AR 2008 INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT, MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT

For over two decades, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), as amended, has served as an important framework in the nation’s ability to collect foreign intelligence information, while simultaneously protecting the civil liberties of Americans.

April 12, 2007

Cyber Defense Put to the Test During Annual Exercise

The National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) Information Assurance Directorate will once again test information assurance professionals from the five U.S. service academies along with the Air Force Institute of Technology during the 7th Annual Cyber Defense Exercise (CDX) 16-20 April 2007.

March 26, 2007

NSA/CSS Georgia Groundbreaking Advances National Security

The National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) broke ground for its new operations facility at NSA/CSS Georgia (NSAG) on March 26 2007.

Feb. 13, 2007

NSA's Center for Cryptologic History Calls for Papers and Panels

Please send your proposals for a paper or panel discussion and/or any questions via our online form or via FAX to 301-688-2342.

Jan. 9, 2007

National Cryptologic Museum Unveils Portions of Kahn Collection

The National Cryptologic Museum has put on display some works from its recently acquired world's greatest collection of books on codes and ciphers. The collection has been donated by the leading historian of that field David Kahn author of The Codebreakers.

Dec. 14, 2006

NSA/CSS National Cryptologic Museum Unveils New Poppy Exhibit

On 14 December 2006 Mr. John C. "Chris" Inglis Deputy Director National Security Agency (NSA); Brigadier General Larry D. James USAF Director Signals Intelligence Systems Acquisition and Operations Directorate National Reconnaissance Office (NRO); and Captain Daniel Gahagan Commanding Officer Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) unveiled the new Poppy Satellite Reconnaissance Program exhibit at the National Cryptologic Museum located in Ft. Meade Maryland.

Dec. 11, 2006

NSA/CSS Inducts Five Pioneers into The National Cryptologic Museum's Hall of Honor

Five pioneers of American cryptology were inducted into the NSA/CSS Hall of Honor today at the National Cryptologic Museum.

Dec. 8, 2006

NSA/CSS Georgia Anticipates New Operations Facility

The National Security Agency/Central Security Service is pleased to announce that its Cryptologic Center in Georgia -- NSA/CSS Georgia (NSAG) -- is looking forward to a new operations facility.

Nov. 21, 2006

NSA Announces Winners of Frank B. Rowlett awards for Information Assurance Achievement

Lieutenant General Keith B. Alexander Director NSA/CSS NSA Deputy Director John "Chris" Inglis and NSA Director of Information Assurance Mr. Richard C. Schaeffer Jr. acknowledged the winners of the 2006 Frank B. Rowlett Awards for Information Assurance at a ceremony held at Fort Meade MD on Nov. 2.