Oddly, a former NSA operative I know was, while still with NSA, the Mayor of the nearby town in which he lived. Perhaps his colleagues stuffed the ballot box for him. '-)
-- James S. Tyre Law Offices of James S. Tyre 10736 Jefferson Blvd., #512 Culver City, CA 90230-4969 310-839-4114/310-839-4602(fax) [email protected] Policy Fellow, Electronic Frontier Foundation https://www.eff.org From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Shava Nerad Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 9:38 PM To: Liberation Technologies Subject: [liberationtech] NSA's crypto city For those who think it's unlikely that a staff of 5000 would be involved in something called crypto staff for the NSA? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#Headquarters NSA is the largest employer in the U.S. state of Maryland, and two-thirds of its personnel work at Ft. Meade. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-Barnett-20> [20] Built on 350 acres (140 ha; 0.55 sq mi) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-Gorman-21> [21] of Ft. Meade's 5,000 acres (2,000 ha; 7.8 sq mi), <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-22> [22] the site has 1,300 buildings and an estimated 18,000 parking spaces. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-23> [23] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-24> [24] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NSA_Employees_only.JPG> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NSA_Employees_only.JPG> An exit sign for NSA employees along the <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore-Washington_Parkway> Baltimore-Washington Parkway The main NSA headquarters and operations building is what <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bamford> James Bamford, author of <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_of_Secrets:_Anatomy_of_the_Ultra-Secret_National_Securi ty_Agency> Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency, describes as "a modern boxy structure" that appears similar to "any stylish office building." <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-BamfordBodyofSecretsp488- 25> [25] which is covered with one-way dark glass. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-BamfordBodyofSecretsp488- 25> [25] The building has 3,000,000 square feet (280,000 m2), or more than 68 acres (28 ha), of floor space. Bamford said that the <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Capitol> U.S. Capitol "could easily fit inside it four times over." <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-BamfordBodyofSecretsp488- 25> [25] Under the outside glass the building uses copper shielding to trap in any signals and sounds to prevent espionage. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-BamfordBodyofSecretsp488- 25> [25] The facility has over 100 watchposts, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-BamfordBodyofSecretsp4884 89-26> [26] one of them being the visitor control center, a two-story area that serves as the entrance. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-BamfordBodyofSecretsp488- 25> [25] At the entrance, a white pentagonal structure, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-BamfordBodyofSecretsp490- 27> [27] visitor badges are issued to visitors, and security clearances of employees are checked. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-BamfordBodyofSecretsp489- 28> [28] The visitor center includes a painting of the NSA seal. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-BamfordBodyofSecretsp490- 27> [27] The OPS2A building, the tallest building in the NSA complex and the location of much of the agency's operations directorate, is accessible from the visitor center. Bamford described it as a "dark glass <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubik%27s_Cube> Rubik's Cube". <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-29> [29] The facility's "red corridor" houses non-security operations such as concessions and the drug store. The name refers to the "red badge" which is worn by someone without a security clearance. The NSA headquarters includes a cafeteria, a credit union, ticket counters for airlines and entertainment, a barbershop, and a bank. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-BamfordBodyofSecretsp490- 27> [27] NSA headquarters has its own post office, fire department, and police force. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-Bamford-Alexander-30> [30] I know our cyberwarrior said he worked in an unmarked building in Virginia. But I just wanted to post this as support for my testimony that there is a lot of NSA in the area. A *lot*. And that this place is called, "Crypto City." It's a term of affection, since, what, the 80s at least when Bamford wrote about it, when I first heard the term. Certainly not all 0day archgeeks. ;) May I repeat that first sentence: The NSA is the largest employer in the US State of Maryland. Chew on that. yrs, -- Shava Nerad [email protected]
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