The following document chronicles the history of the "Special Project Branch, SIS ETOUSA". It was originally requested from the National…
Background Cryptolog was created in 1974 and was, according to the editor, “a new vehicle for the interchange of ideas…
Background Richard Bissell Jr. was a Central Intelligence Agency officer responsible for major projects such as the U-2 spy plane…
Background The Space Surveillance Sigint Program came into existence in the early 1960s when both the United States and the…
Background Kryptos is an encrypted sculpture by American artist Jim Sanborn located on the grounds of the Central Intelligence Agency…
Background According to Wikipedia: The Voynich manuscript is an illustrated codex hand-written in an unknown writing system. The vellum on which it is written has been carbon-dated to the…
The following was written by Wikipedia, which summarizes this historical incident: The Martin and Mitchell Defection occurred in September 1960…
(Scroll Down for Declassified Documents) The following is a great write up by Wikipedia of what "The Beale Ciphers" or…
The following are the official NSA newsletters that have been released to date to The Black Vault. Simply click on…
The following are the declassified issues of the Communicator - NSA's Employee Publication. Just click on the corresponding issue to…