NSA

Further Declassified “FISA Amendments Act Section 702 Summary” Sheds Light on U.S. Surveillance Procedures

The previously released heavily redacted "FISA Amendments Act of 2008 Section 702 Summary Document" has been released in a less…

November 10, 2023

The NSA’s Intellipedia Decision: A Precedent for Reduced Transparency?

The NSA has recently denied access to information from Intellipedia, a departure from over a decade of previous protocol. This…

August 21, 2023

The First Round: NSA’s Effort against International Terrorism in the 1970s – Cryptologic Almanac, November – December 2002 by Robert J. Hanyok

As far back as the late 19th century, terrorism has been the tool used by many national, ethnic, political, or…

March 21, 2023

On Watch: Profiles from the National Security Agency’s Past 40 Years, 1984

On July 17, 1984, Lieutenant General Lincoln D. Faurer, the Director of the National Security Agency, asked the National Cryptologic…

December 7, 2022

The NSA and a 1978 MUFON Conference: More Lost UFO Material

For decades, an NSA document has circulated recounting an NSA employee's experience at a MUFON symposium in 1978. The memo…

August 3, 2022