1917 and 1918 - US Army created within Military intelligence division the cypher bureaugh known as MI8 under Herbert O. Yardley
MID assisted radio intelligence units in American expeditionary forces
1918 - created radio and television service for operations along Mexican border
1918 - Navy's intelligence was absorbed into Yardley's postwar civilian black chamber
Navy's crypto-analytic function re-appeared in 1924 in research desk under commander Lawrence F. Stafford in the code and signal section Op 20-G in the office of naval communications
1929 - termination of Yardley's black chamber resulted in loss of support of Army and State Department
Army continuity assumed in signal intelligence service of army signal corp under direction of William F. Friedman
US Military Communications
CommSec
protects US telecommunications and others from exploitation by foreign intelligence services and from unauthorized disclosure
systems provided by NSA to 18 government departments & agencies
including state, defense, CIA and FBI
predominant user is DoD
separate from Sigint
radio intercept
radio direction finding
processing capabilities
Information Systems Security
InfoSec
provides leadership, products and services to protect classified and unclassified national security systems against exploitation through interception, unauthorized access or related technical intelligence threat
supports director of NSA in fulfilling responsibilities as Executive Agent for Intra-agency operations security training
Communications Intelligence
Commint
army navy communications intelligence board
ANCIB
subordinate coordinating committee
ANCICC
1945
addition of department of state
became state army navy communications intelligence board
STANCIB
1946 - evolved into United States Communications Intelligence Board
USCIB
added FBI as member
1947 - National Security Act passed
National Security Council
Central Intelligence Agency
7/1/1948 - became member of USCIB which became highest national Commint authority in form of National Security Council Intelligence Directive NSCIB #9
James V Forestall
Secretary of Defense
appointed board under rear admiral Earl E Stone
director of Naval Communications
formulate plan for merging all military commint and commsec activities and resources into single agency
only Army favored Stone board's recommendations for merger
plan shelved
1949
Louis A. Johnson
Secretary of Defense
5/20 - ordered issuance of Joint Chiefs of Staff Directive 2010
established Armed Forces Security Agency
AFSA
conduct of communications, intelligence and communications security activities within the national military establishment
Commint and Commsec operations
advisory council
Armed Forces Communications Intelligence Advisory Council
AFCIAC
renamed Armed Forces Security Agency Council
AFSAC
mechanism through which AFSA reported to JCF
7/15 - Earl E Stone became AFSA's first director
appointed by JCS
1951
Stone succeeded by Army Major General Ralph J Canine
12/13 - Truman ordered searching analysis to be conducted by special committee to be named by Secretaries of State and Defense aided by Director of Central Intelligence, chaired by lawyer George Brownell
1952
10/1952 - President and National Security Council adopted most of Brownell's Comittee's recommendation
10/24/1952
issued revised version of NSCID #9
Commint national responsibility
Director, NSA reported directly to Secretary of Defense, executive agent of government for Commint, subordinate to special committee for NSC
Secretary of State and Defense only 2 members
Director of Central Intelligence an advisor
Secretary of Defense instructed to delegate his commint responsibilities to Director of NSA and entrust operational and technical control of all US military commint collection and production resources
Director of NSA ordered to bring about most effective, unified application of all US resources for producing national commint to meet requirements approved by USCIB in addition, Dir NSA was ordered to assume Comsec responsibilities previously assigned to AFSA
11/4/1952 12:01 AM -
NSA established by presidential directive
major general Ralph J Canine, US Army became 1st director of NSA (DirNSA
1957 - consolidated hq operations at Ft Mead
1959 - civilian career service established by congress
own recruiting and employment programs
major recruiting center of intelligence community is Brigham Young University
granted Sigint Operational control over 3 service cryptologic collection agencies
Army Security Agency
Navy security group command
Air Force Security Service
1971 - confederated under Central Security Service
DirNSA as chief
has authority of sigint missions
NSA/CSS
provides centralized coordination direction and control of government Sigint and commsec activities
established by presidential memorandum to provide unified
.
1984 presidential directive and with operations security training mission
1986 - 2 highrise buildings complete and dedicated by Reagan
operations building
technical library
1988 - presidential directive
1989 - facilities focused plan provided for upgrading of 2.5 million of sq ft of space
1991
added over 1 million sq ft of space by opening REE building
SPL micro electronics production facility
systems processing center
columbia annex
3/15/1991 - secretary of defense approved plan for restructuring defense intelligence
emphasized centralized management within DoD
Secratary of Defense does not exercise same control and authority over NSA as was instituted for Defense Intelligence Agency
1992
NSA completed renovation of SAB1 for parts of ISL and began renovations of Thanks 2 for National Cryptologic School and Thanks 3
Thanks 2 house National Cryptolgic Training Facility
1994 - renovations completed
provided NCS with 100 classrooms
Thanks 3 serve as 2nd campus for Informations Systems Security Organization
joint facilities engineering core of engineers infosec thanks 3 design and construction opened in room b1119E of thanks 3
10/1993 - design completed
1/1994 - construction began
7/1996 - planned completion
1/1997 - final move-in of infosec personell
Infosec resources in parkway center and air force square buildings 10, 11 and 20 and ops 3 consolidated with infosec elements at thanks 3
non-infosec elements relocated within airforce square complex or Ft Mead
1/1992 - NSA space drawdown plan approved by critical issues group
2/1992 - Briefed to and approved by DirNSA
3/1992 - presented to and
approved by several congressional staffs
consolidating several key components
technology and systems organization will be housed in MVP1 research and electronics and tanks
consolidated at Ft. Mead complex
information systems security organization will be consolidated in thanks 3 and ops 3
termination of leases for thanks 1, APS 8 and 9
renovation and occupancy of thanks 2
consolidation of national cryptologic school in thanks 2
consolidation of operations organization in HQ complex
transfer of all personell from thanks 3 in preparation of building rehab
complete interior construction and occupancy of MVP1
1996 - NSA will reoccupy newly renovated thanks 3
termination of leases for parkway center, APS 5, 10, 11, 13 and international tower building
foreign signals intelligence
Sigint
NSA authorised to produce Sigint in accordance with objectives, requirements and priorities which are established by the director of the CIA with the advice of the national foreign intelligence board
involves interception, processing, analysis and dissemination of info derived from foreign electrical communications
communications intelligence
commint
technical and intelligence information derived from interception and analysis of foreign communications by other than intended recipients
produced by collection and processiong of foreign communications pass by electromagnetic means
by processing of foreign encrypted communications
collectection comprises search, intercept and direction finding
processing comprises range estimation, transmittor, operator identification, signal analysis, traffic analysis, cryptanalysis, decryption, study of plain text, fusion of these processes, reporting of results
does not include
intercept and processing of unencrypted writteen communications except processing of written, plain text versions of communications which have been encrypted or which have been intended for subsequent encryption
intercept and processing of press, propaganda and other public broadcasts except for processing encrypted or hidden meaning passages in such broadcasts
oral and wire interceptions conducted under DoD directive 5200.24 are censorship
Electronics Signals and Intelligence
Elint
technical and intelligence information derived from foreign noncommunications, electromagnetic radiations emanating from other than atomic detonation or radioactive sourches such as radars
produced by collection which is observation and recording and processing for subsequent intelligence purposes of that information
Telemetry Intelligence
Telint
technical and intelligence information derived from interception, processing and analysis of foreign telemetry
operational control
authoritative direction of sigint activities including tasking and allocation of effort and authoritative conscription of those uniform techniques and standards by which sigint info is collected, processed and reported
resources comprise units, activities and organizational efforts engaged in conduct of sigint, commint, elint or telint activities
Sigint is combination of all of the above
effective unified organization
consists of all foreign signals collection and processing activities of US
supported by Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force
officers and personel consist of 20% of workforce
remainder civilians
permanently assigned and reside in Baltimore Washington area
education programs
in conjuction with local high schools
US Employment offices and civic groups to promote employment of handicapped
3 broad occupational fields
cryptology
specialists in data processing
research and development
undergraduate and graduate established with John Hopkins University, American University, George Washington University, University of Maryland, Catholic University
NSA personell teach part time
gunther of the worlds most pwerful computing shows NSA at Fort Mead as world's 2nd most powerful supercomputer
most national security agency employees HQ at Fort George G. Mead in Fort Mead, MD
5/1917 - became modern military installation
authorized by act of congress
6/23/1917 - present site selected
7/1917 - construction began
9/1917 - first troops arrived
originally called Camp Mead for Major General George Gordon Mead
whose defensive strategy at Battle of Gettysburg turned the tide for the north in the civil war
WW1 - more than 100,000 men passed through for training
3 infantry divisions
3 training battalions
1 depo brigade
Source: Fort Mead public affairs office
1928 - renamed Fort Leonard Wood
3/5/1929 - renamed Fort George G. Mead under protest of Pennsylvanians
WW2 - became training center
ranges and other facilities used by more than 200 units and approx 3,500,000 between 1942 and 1946
3/1945 - wartime peak personell figure reached of 70,000
after WW2, reverted to peacetime activities,
later returned to buildup status
6/15/1947 - transfer of 2nd US army HQ from baltimore
1/1/1966 - 2nd US army merged with 1st US army
consolidated HQ moved from Fort Jay NY to Fort Mead to administer activities of army installations in a 15-state area
8/1990 - began processing army reserve and national guard units from several state for presidential callup in support of operation desert shield, desert storm
sent 2 active duty units, 85th medical batallion, and 519th military police battalion to Saudi Arabia
rest of workforce scattered at Continental US and overseas field locations
one of largest employers in MD
about 20,000 employees
1990 - $831.7 million payroll
provide wide range of support to 56 tenant organizations from 4 services under several federal agencies
major tenants
NSA
US Army intelligence and security command
naval security group activity
694 intelligence wing of US air force
home to about 9,200 military personel
29,000 civilian employees
about 7500 family members reside
2 billion economic impact annually
$300m in military payroll
$1.2billion in civilian payroll
$500m in local contracts
65 miles of paved roads
28 miles secondary roads
1670 buildings
bank
modern exchange mall
credit union
hospitals
chapels
1 CrayT3DMC1024-8
4 Cray C916/161024
5 CrayJ916/161024
1TMCCM-5/256-128
6 Cray Y-MP8E/81024
1Cray T94/4128 1 SRC TERASYS
1 Cray 3/SSS
Friendship annex connected to Ft Mead and other Washington facilities through washington area Wideband system
coaxial cable network
12,000 of personell housed at Airport Squares near Baltimore-Washington Int'l Airport
Super Secret Security Agency an Estimable Aid to County, Washington Times, 1/2/1993
694th intelligence group formally the 694th intelligence wing United States Air Force
HQed in Ft. Mead Maryland
steers Air Force intelligence agency's mission operations on east coast
largest military unit on Ft. Mead
subordinate to Air Intelligence Agency, Kelly Airforce base, Texas
more than 2000 officers and airmen
provides operational, technical, administrative and resource management to include representational support to the commander of the air intelligence agency, and other government agents in D.C.
rapid radio relay, secure communications and command, control and communications counter measures support to US and allied forces
develop and apply techniques, and materials designed to ensure that friendly command and control communications are secure, and protected from enemy counter measures
also advises US and allied commanders on procedures and techniques which could be used to counter enemy command and control communications
research, intra-electronic phenomena
National business park
240,000 sq ft office space leased
labratory for physical sciences at University of Maryland, College Park, MD
specialized chips for national security
optical communications and computer networks
super computer research center in Buoy, MD
E systems
Dallas, TX
3rd most powerful site of super computer
Cray y-mp1 based on Nasa NPBBT Siza A benchmark report
1994 - NSA
7/10/1995 - listed as E systems dallas tx H Cray C 916/16512 computers
9 cray j916/16512 computers
E Systems, Inc.
12/31/1994 - S&E commission file #1-5237
Greenville, Tx
2,936,000 sq ft
Garland, TX
1,407,000 sq ft
rivet-joint
code word for a project and other airbourne sigint systems
management of creation and operation of regional sigint operation centers
RSOC
Army National Sigint Responsibility
Fort Cordon, GA
Bad Abling Station, Germany
Kasern Germany
satellite communications
interception activities
downlink station for geostationary sigint satellites
high altitude
Meadwith Hills Station, England
13km west of Harrogate, UK collects against russian satellite communications under project moon penny
downlink station for geostationary sigint satellites
principal NATO theatre ground segment node for high altitude signals intelligence satellites
ball, desmond, pine gap, allen, unwin, sydney 1988
jointly operated with UK general communications hq
1956 - established by US army security agency
560 acres
2 large operations blocks
satellite tracking dishes and domes
monitor international cable and microwave communications passing through britain
cover story is that it is a civilian department of defense communications station
communications relay center
1966 - NSA took over
1974 - interception of satelite communications began
first of more than 8 large satellite communications dishes installed
1984 - British telecom and EmoD completed $25 million extension known as codeword steeplebush
british constructed new communications facilities and buildings for 7.4 million pounds
50,000 sq ft extension to operations building
new generators to provide 5 megawatts of power
new satellite earth terminal system to support classified systems at sight
17.2 million spent on monitoring equipment
$160 million
Masawa Airbase
Masawa, Japan
collect against russian molnea, raduga and gorazant systems under project lady love
6km nw of main airfield known as the hill
Rossman Communications Research Station
Pisgah National Forest near Balsam Grove off route 215 11km north of route 64
station closed in 1994
about 250 national security bendicksfield engineering and trw employees
1963 - NASA began operations
Apollo
2/1/1981 - ceased operations
turned over to General services administration
converted by DoD to communications research station
7/1981 - completed
1985 - 250 employees
payroll of $5million annually
$20,000/year average
Asheville Citizen, 6/20/1985
requested $500k for electric substation for additional electric transformer capacity
near Rossman, NC
12 antennas for satellite communications interception
communications connectivity with other intelligence facilities
intercept telephone traffic carried by commercial satellites in geostationary orbit over western hemisphere
intercepts Pacific intel sat, com sat satellite communications traffic
Geraldson, Australia
Boud in Corewalll, Uk
Pine Gap, Australia
Buckley Air National Guard Base, Colorado
army support for NSA
Army Intelligence in Transition, Changing Horizon, American Intelligence Journal Autumn, Winter, 1993/1994, p. 17 - 20
Lackland Airforce Base Training Annex
San Antonio, Tx
supports southern command and pacific command support from Kunea and Wuahu in Hawaii
global network of ground stations for interception of civil and military satellite communications traffic
closed
Clark Air Force Base, Philippines
Sinoat Tort, Turkey,
Hialian, Greece
Berlin, Germany
Iosan Air Force Base, Alaska
Transferred to Air Force Space Command
San Vito de Normandy, Italy
8/19/1993 - activation of Medina regional sigint operations center at lackland training annex aka Medina training annex in san antonio
direct result of end of cold war
consolidates sigint assets, analytical databases and experienced personel
provided tactical analysts an environment to keep cryptologic skills sharp
1993 - relocation of 513th military intelligence brigades from Fort Monmouth, NJ to Fort Cordon, GA was initiated
under terms of Army regulation 5-10 study 513th will be developed into power projection support element
continental US base regional operations facility at Fort Cordon
38,000 sq ft building
CBOF incorporates tactical and strategic units through trojan and other satellite networks to support requirements from theatre commanders and joint task force or JTF components and intelligence preparation of battlefield
trojan spirit supports split based connectivity between continental us based processing and production center and forward deployed forces
collects domestic and foreign communications
supports each NIO with a senior to a special or regional specialist called signals intelligence to facilitate exchange of information and conduct laison on operational matters throughout IC and with consumers of Sigint
Sigint digest
compilation published M-F apprises readers of most significant developments of day that would derive from sigint
distributed hardcopy to washington area customers and electronically
subject to provisions of NSA council intelligence directive #6, NSCID#6 and NS act of 1947 pursuant authorities vested in Secretary of Defense
NSA separately organized agency within DoD under direction, supervision, funding, maintenance and operation of Secretary of Defense
provides technical guidance to all sigint or sigint related operations of government
formulates, programs, plans policies, procedures and principals and manages assigned sigint resources personel and programs
produces and disseminates sigint in accordance with objectives, requirements and priorities established by DirCIA
does not include production and dissemination of finished intelligence which are responsibilities of departments and agencies other than NSA central security service
prepares and submits to Secretary of Defense a consolidated program and budget and requirements for military and civilian manpower, logistic and communications support and research development test and evaluation together with his recommendations pertaining thereto
conducts research, development in systems design to meet needs of NSA central security service and coordinate with departments and agencies, their related research development test and evaluation in the Sigint field
determines and submits to Secretary of Defense logistics support requirements for NSA and Central security service with specific recommendations as to what each of the responsible departments and agencies of government should supply
develops requisite security rules, regulations and standards governing operating practices in accordance with policies of US intelligence board and US communications security board
director
prescribes within field of authorized operations, requisite security regulations covering operating practices including transmission, handling and distribution of sigint material within and among elements under his control
exercise necessary monitoring and supervisory control to ensure compliance with regulations
director makes reports and furnishes info to US intelligence board or US security board
responds to Sigint requirements of all DoD components and other departments and agencies
eliminates unwarranted duplication of sigint efforts
standardizes sigint equipment and facilities wherever practicable
provides for production and procurement of sigint equipment
commissioned officer of military services on active or re-activated status and enjoys not less than 3 star rank during period of his encumbancy
chief central security service
reports directly to secretary of Defense
has deputy director for NSA
technically experienced civilian
director and deputy director designated by Secretary of Defense subject to approval of President
and deputy chief Central Security Service
commission officer of military services of not less than 2 star rank designated by secretary of defense
not to be selected from same security service as chief
subject to direction, authority and control of Secretary of Defense, the director, NSA chief central security service accomplishes sigint mission of NSA central security service
acts as principal sigint advisor to Secretary of Defense, director of central intelligence and joint chiefs of staff
as principal advisor to joint chiefs of staff, director keeps them fully informed on sigint matters
exercises sigint operational control over sigint activities of US government to respond most effectively to military and other sigint requirements
in case of mobile, military sigint platforms director shall state movement requirements through appropriate channels to military commanders which retain responsibility for operational command of vehicle
subject to authority, direction and control of Secretary of Defense, director NSA chief central security service is specifically delegated authority to exercise sigint operational control over sigint activities of US
issue directives to any operating elements such instructions necessary to carry out his responsibilities and functions and has direct access to and direct communications with any element of US government performing sigint functions
may adjust as required through service cryptologic organizations personell resources under sigint operational control and centralized or consolidate sigint operations for which he is responsible to the extent desirable consistent with efficiency, economy, effectiveness and support to field commanders
submits as appropriate concurrent letter of evaluation, efficiency and fitness reports of commanders of subordinate elements of central security service in accordance with parent service procedures and delegates sigint operational tasking, a specified sigint resources and facilities for such periods and for such operational tasks as required or as directed by Secretary of Defense
provides director of central intelligence through Secretary of Defense with information as required on past, current and proposed plans, programs and costs of sigint activities under agencies control
provides guidance to military departments to ensure sound and adequate military and civilian sigint career developments and training programs and conduct or otherwise provides for necessary specialised advanced sigint training
provides technical advice and support to enhance sigint arrangement with foreign governments and conducts as authorized sigint exchanges with foreign governments
central security service comprised of a chief central security service, a deputy chief, jointly staffed HQ, army, navy, marine corps and air force operating elements and such other subordinate elements and facilities as may be assigned to central security service by secretary of Defense
commanders of service cryptologic organizations and subordinate activities which conduct sigint operations are subordinate to chief central security service for all matters involving sigint activities
designated as service element commanders and subordinate activities of central security service
service cryptologic organizations will remain in parent services for purpose of administrative and logistics support
secretary of defense with advice of joint chiefs of staff may specifically designate other sigint related resources of department of Defense which will be subordinate to chief central security service for sigint operations
prescribes sigint procedures for activities to whom provides technical guidance and prescribes, reviews and approves security rules, regulations and instructions
conducts sigint operations undertaken in support of certain missions within purview of NSCID #5 and obtains such info and intelligence material from departments and agencies, military department, other department of Defense agencies, or other departments and agencies of government as may be necessary for performance of NSA CSS functions
in performance of responsibilities and functions, NSA CSS coordinates actions as appropriate with other DoD components and other departments and agencies of government
maintains direct laison as appropriate for exchange of info and advice in field of its assigned responsibility with other DoD components and other departments and agencies of government
provides for direct laison by representatives of theintelligence components of individual departments and agencies regarding interpretation and amplication of requirements and priorities within framework of objectives, requirements and priorities established by NSA director
other DoD components provide support within their respective fields of responsibility to director, NSA and chief central security service as may be necessary to carry out assigned responsibilities and functions
NSA CSS will be authorised such personell facilties funds and other administrative support as secretary of defense deems necessary for performance of its functions
other DoD provide support for agency and service as prescribed in specific directives or support agreements
naval security group command is the navy component of central security service
Army CSS component is the intelligence and security command Aka Inscom
Inscom organizations which provide national sigint functions are being restructured from conventional Oconnas lines of sight and high frequency collection mission units and to jointly manned organizations at continental US locations with access to enemy signals provided by remote collection technology and communications
Army technical control and analysis element and 704 military intelligence brigade at Ft. Mead will direct army's sigint exploitation efforts in support of operational commanders and national collection needs and will assist in technical training and support for all army intelligence forces as part of preparations for deployment
ATCAE
internal organizational structure
.
Pentagon
about more than 20,000 personnel
press agent, Sylvestor
government has the right to lie to the people
requested $10m for synthetic biological agents for germ warfare through the National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council
1969 - Congressional Record
identical to HIV/AIDs
A-Group had been expanded to include all of Europe
Jeffrey Richelson's the US Intelligence Community
published by Ballanger Cambridge, 1989
James Bamford's The Puzzle Palaze
Houghton-Mifflin, NY 1982
Bill Gerks, Electronics Find Re-oriented at Nasa
Washington Times, 1/27/1992
Eastern Europe and USSR
B-Group focused on communist Asia had been combined with G-Group collecting against rest of world
NSA employee security manual
most detailed insight
building locations for security offices of each group
computer trade press
information security developments
more changes at Nasa
federal computer week, 8/22/1994, pg. 4
5 directorates
several groups
operations directorate
sigint collection and processing
technology and systems directorate
develops new technologies for sigint collection and processing
informations systems security directorate
responsible for NSA communications and information security missions
plans, policy and programs directorate
staff support and general direction for agency
report services directorate
logistical and administrative support activities
A Group covered former Soviet bloc
performs worldwide sigint operations at fixed sites and within assigned and attached mobile assets to collect against targets in the former soviet bloc
maintains laison with service CSS components on Sigint operations of direct interest to this area of responsibility
Sigint OpCon of DirNSA or CSS these operations are conducted
B Group
Asia
worldwide sigint operations at fixed sites with assigned and attached mobile assets to collect against targets including China, North Korea and Vietnam
maintains liason with service CSS components on sigint operations of direct interest to this area of responsibility under sigint opcon of DirNSA or CSS
C Group
policy and resources
establishes immediate short and long range policy and resource requirements for info security activities to satisfy current and future requirements
identifies needs, criteria development and program development of projects for operation and maintenance of current assets and acquisition and construction of new facilities
D Group
Director, NSA
directs and controls NSA and the accomplishment of the assigned missions, programs, plans and projects
serves as NSA focus for DirNSA
CSS Activities, US Signals Intelligence Directive System
represents NSA on other sigint coordinating committess
DCI signals intelligence
Sigint committee
sigint requirements validation and evaluation subcommitte
Serves and Sores
E Group
contract support
provides acquisition and management services and support to other NSA program offices in development of technical and non-technical support facility requirements and concepts
plans for maintenance and operations of facilities and coordinates wiith host nations or commands
acts as principal staff advisor and assistance to DirNSA in development and application of NSA contracting policy, plans, programs and systems as related to contracting of supplies and services production management, industrial preparedness planning, DAR, FAR and contracting reporting, DoD coordinated acquisition program, market research and analysis, DoD procurement management review (PMR program), NSA field contracting activities, 80PT Contracting, pricing and competition and management improvement initiatives, and exercises staff program direction over assigned programs
F Group
No known group as F Group or any function designated as F function
G Group
worldwide sigint operations at fixed sites with assigned and attached mobile assets to collect against target areas not covered by A & B groups
maintains liason with service CSS components on sigint operations on direct interest to this area of responsibility
under sigint op con of DirNSA or CSS
H Group
No known group as H Group or any function designated as H function
I Group
Informations security programs
develops, establishes and administors comprehensive programs for information security, classification management, security education and motivation and industrial and personell security
represents NSA on security career program policy council
J Group
legislative affairs
lobbyists
acts as principal staff advisor and assistance to DirNSA and other staff elements on all national security matters with respect to legislative affairs
K Group
operations research
directs NSA cryptologic research activities to provide theoretical and other support for all US systems security (Commsec and Sigint) activities
L Group
logistics
serves as principle focus for all matters relating to implementation of NSA logistics support activities including support by defense courier service
M Group
administration
acts as principles staff advisor and assistant to DirNSA and other staff elements on all national security agency matters, exclusive of equipment, ADP (automatic data processing) and non-ADP, and software with respect to printing and publications, library, postal and mail, travel, audio-visual facilities, productions and exhibits, records, forms and coorespondence, committee management, authentication of publications, directives and communications
N Group
programs
determines in conjuction with NSA staff immediate, short and long-range planning requirements for facility development to satisfy current and future mission requirements
identifies facility need, facility criteria development of projects for operation and maintenance of current assets and acquisitions or construction of new facilities
O Group
No known group as O Group or any function designated as O function
P Group
production
NSA's principle element for production of finished sigint, elint and commint products in support of other consumers in intelligence community
provides signals intelligence research, retrieval and dissemination services for NSA's programs, associated contractors and other government agencies and contractors
maintains manuals and automated classified databases to facilitate acquisition, storage and dissemination of sigint info
identifies and establishes NSA requirements for Sigint production based on consumers present and future needs
serves as focal point for intelligence documentation support and processing and dissemination requests through national automated intelligence databases
Q Group
plans and policy
acts as principle staff advisor and assistant to DirNSA and other staff elements on initiation, development, integration, coordination and monitoring of NSA policy, plans, programs and projects
responsible for oversight of designated NSA CSS programs mission and organization control, command control and contingency plan, NSA studies and projects, operations research and economics analysis, NSA's strategic planning and personell authorizations and position management
R Group
research and engineering
transforms sigint collection requirements into system performance parameters requirements and system configurations
establishes and maintains system performance specifications and supports configurations controls
develops and monitors internal and external interface requirements
defines test and target requirements
provides cost, schedule, producibility, manufacturing, basing, logistics and other support necessary for sigint systems development and deployment
serves as center for research and development on sigint technologies
provides for evaluations of algorithms, databases and display concepts in signal processing
maintains facilities for research and development on audio and speech signal processing
supports, tests and evaluation of speech processing technology to intelligence related problems
S Group
Standards and evaluation
develops, establishes and evaluates implementation of comprehensive standards for information security, classification management, security education and motivation and industrial and personell security
provides staff supervision and guidance for industrial security programs
performs industrial security functions of review and approval
serves on contract requirements on technical review boards
performs industrial security inspections of classified contractor activities
primary commsec community focus for development and certification of commsec, equipment and procedures
T Group
Telecommunications
manages all government and contractor activities associated with design, development, production and operation of special intelligence communications or Spentcom networks and systems for transmission of sigint data and products
U Group
General council
provides legal advice and services to DirNSA and heads of NSA staff elements on matters involving or affecting NSA
exercises supervisory and professional control over personell providing legal services in NSA
provides liason with other agencies on legal issues relating to NSA and manages assigned programs
V Group
network security
develops, establishes and administors comprehensive programs for communications network security and related industrial security
W Group
Space
implements operational control of space-based sensors
documents, maintains and implements operational requirements, monitors capabilities and coordinates activities for censors
provides resource management for collection, transmission and processing of sigint derived from space-based sensors
monitors and performs analysis on sensors operations, system capabilities and performance
manages technical service suppoort (TSS) contracts to ensure operational support for ground stations
interfaces with National Reconaissance office on system acquisition
NRO
responsible for manufacture, launch and activities of all of the United States government satellites which are placed in orbit and specifically satellites concerned with collection of intelligence
coordinates and monitors system testing for space-based sensors and interfaces with air force satellite control facility (SCF) for operational tasking
coordinates and provides input on future sensor requirements
X Group
designated special access systems
Y Group
Z Group
No known group, site or function designated as Z
Budget
Annual R1 and P1 military budget documents provide total figures for RDP and E and procurement for all defense agencies
as well as funding for each individual agency except for NSA and Defense intelligence agency
contracts within NSA are announced by Defense Department which refers to NSA as "Maryland Procurement Office"
presentation of operations and maintenance budget
aggregate figure for intelligence and communications of about $2.8 billion
includes NSA and Defense Intelligence Agency, and defense information systems agency (DISA)
operations and maintenance includes spending for contractor services and civilian employees
uniformed service members are funded through military personell account
about 20,000 employees in Maryland with an $831.7 million payroll in 1990
Ted Shelsby, NSA employment cuts will hurt Maryland economy but exactly how much... from Baltimor Sun of 12/6/1991, pg. 9-C
Spy Agency Staff Lacks Diversity Director Says, Washington Times, 11/1/1963 pg. A-6