What exactly is The National Security Agency?
And which elected official or body, or for that matter beaurocrat if any has authority over them.
A name or title of any of the above would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. By the way I am THE ALL AMERICAN!!
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Definitions of National Security Agency on the Web:
NSA is responsible for the centralized coordination, direction, and performance of highly specialized technical functions in support of US Government activities to protect US communications and produce foreign intelligence information. ...
was created by Harry Truman in 1952. The NSA has a mandate to listen to and decode all foreign communications of interest to the security of the United States. (FAQ, 155) The NSA is concerned with the development of commercial cryptography because the availability of strong encryption tools through commercial channels could impede the NSA's mission of decoding international communications: in other words, the NSA is worried lest strong commercial cryptography fall into the wrong hands. ...
the United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information
The National Security Agency / Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) is a United States government agency responsible for both the collection and analysis of message communications, and for the security of government communications against similar agencies elsewhere. It is a part of the Department of Defense. ...
Also try:
http://www.nsa.gov/
for more information.
Why not look at http://www.nsa.gov/ . It tells you everything they are prepared to let you know. They could tell you more but they would have to kill you ;-)
the intelegence tzar would have authority over them as well as the homeland security department.
the NSA has many functions that they do not admit to but thier mainly known for listening in on everything , phone calls, emails, cell phones and form of communication. code breaking
but they are rumored to be a very black.covert op agency.
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