NSA News & Highlights

Aug. 14, 2006

NSA/CSS Welcomes Mr. John C. Inglis as the New Deputy Director

Lieutenant General Keith B. Alexander, Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service is pleased to welcome Mr. John C. Inglis as the 14th Deputy Director of the Agency.

July 28, 2006

Statement for the Record by Richard C. Schaeffer, Jr., Information Assurance Director, National Security Agency, Before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security

Mr. Richard C. Schaeffer discusses the National Security Agency's information assurance mission and its relationship to the work of the Department of Homeland Security and others concerned with helping operators of crucial information systems prepare for and recover from hostile acts or other disruptive events on July 28, 2006.

July 26, 2006

Statement for the Record of LT GEN KEITH B. ALEXANDER, Director, National Security Agency, before the Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate

Lieutenant General Keith Alexander provides testimony in support of the National Security Surveillance Act of 2006(S. 2453), which would amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.

May 30, 2006

NSA/CSS Memorial Day Observance Honors Cryptologic Heroes, Past and Present

On 30 May 2006, LTG Keith B. Alexander, USA, Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service, paid special tribute to SSG Edwin H. DazaChacon, USA, and SGT Amanda N. Pinson, USA, during the Agency's annual Memorial Day Observance.

April 26, 2006

Air Force Academy Captures NSA Cyber Defense Competition Honors

The Air Force Academy snatched top honors among U.S. Service Academies that recently competed in the National Security Agency-sponsored Cyber Defense Exercise (CDX) April 10-14 2006.

April 19, 2006

NSA and DHS Announce the 2006 Designation of the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education

The NSA.gov National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) jointly announce the designation of the following universities as National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education for academic years 2006 through 2009.

April 6, 2006

National Security Agency, Academies Partner to Mold New Generation of Cyber-Defenders

The National Security Agency will assist budding military officers at the U.S. military service academies in the art and science of defending against cyber threats during the 6th Annual Cyber Defense Exercise 10-14 April 2006.

Dec. 2, 2005

NSA/CSS Inducts Four Pioneers Into The National Cryptologic Museum's Hall Of Honor

Four pioneers of American cryptology were inducted into the NSA/CSS Hall of Honor today at the

Nov. 16, 2005

National Security Agency Announces Winners of the Frank B. Rowlett Awards for Information Assurance Achievement

The National Security Agency announced the winners of the prestigious Frank B. Rowlett Awards for