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Former NSA Chief Called CIA 'Out of Control'

The CIA is "out of control" and often refuses to cooperate with other parts of the national security community, even undermining their efforts, said former National Security Agency head William Odom, according to a recently released record of a 9/11 Commission interview. "The CIA currently doesn't work for anyone. It...

Mental Floss: 50 Amazing Facts You Need to Know

(Aug. 3) -- If you find your mind gunked up with the monotony of workaday living, clean it out with a little Mental Floss. The magazine, a hipster favorite, just published its 50th issue, and after a 10-year run, it's still mining obscure gems -- delightful tidbits on history, science, literature, entertainment and pop...

Report: Pentagon Officials Tied to Child Pornography

(July 23) -- Several Pentagon officials and defense contractors, including some with high-level security clearance, are under investigation for possessing child pornography, The Boston Globe reported today. Employees of the National Security Agency and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, better known as DARPA,...

Purported Al-Qaida Magazine: Build a Bomb at Home!

(July 1) -- Terrorists are the contributing writers and featured articles focus on bomb-making and jihadist recruiting in a new English-language propaganda magazine purportedly published by al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. The periodical surfaced online this week in what counterterrorism officials could be an effort to...

Google Seeks Alliance With America's 'Secret Sentry'

(Feb. 4) -- The China-based cyberattack against Google has apparently prompted the powerful search engine company to reach out to the National Security Agency for help, The Washington Post reports today. "Sources with knowledge of the arrangement, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the alliance is being designed...

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05/30/12 National Security Agency Awards Sanmina-SCI Top Secret... Source: Military & Aerospace Electronics Sanmina-SCI Corporation (Nasdaq: SANM), a leading manufacturing and engineering company making some of the world's most complex and innovative optical, electronic and mechanical products, today announced that its Defense and Aerospace Division has received NSA Type 1 certification from the National Security Agency for the Integrated Secure Wireless Intercommunications System (ISWICS).
05/30/12 What keeps NSA up at night? Source: Network World Approaching its 60th birthday, the National Security Agency (NSA) has a staff some 35,000 strong worldwide, and an impressive building complex in Fort Meade, Md., where the walls are lined with copper mesh to prevent electronic eavesdropping.
05/29/12 NSA security expert worries about mobility, cloud Source: Network World Fusion Approaching its 60th birthday, the National Security Agency (NSA) has a staff some 35,000 strong worldwide, and an impressive building complex in Fort Meade, Md., where the walls are lined with copper mesh to prevent electronic eavesdropping.
05/29/12 National Security Agency Awards Sanmina-SCI Top Secret... Source: PR Newswire SAN JOSE, Calif. , May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanmina-SCI Corporation (Nasdaq: SANM), a leading manufacturing and engineering company making some of the world's most complex and innovative optical, electronic and mechanical products, today announced that its Defense and Aerospace Division has received NSA Type 1 certification from the National Security Agency for the Integrated Secure Wireless Intercommunications System (ISWICS).
05/29/12 Sinclair named NSA center of excellence Source: Dayton Business Journal - Dayton OH Sinclair Community College Sinclair Community College Latest from The Business Journals NSA designates Sinclair a center of excellence Ohio UAS Conference returning to Dayton in 2013 Defense panel says Dayton has competitive advantages Follow this company has been granted national recognition for its information assurance program, which could yield scholarships and grants for students.

Background on National Security Agency

The National Security Agency (NSA) is a cryptologic intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the collection and analysis of foreign communications and foreign signals intelligence, as well as protecting U.S.

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