From: erc@dal1820.computek.net
Date: Tue, 9 Apr 1996 22:30:54 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: NSA Budget
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One could only wish... :)
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Subject:  NSA Budget
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Author:   cpunk@remail.ecafe.org
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Date:     4/9/96 3:07:19 AM


>Is there a public release of the NSA's annual Budget.
>If so is there a quarterly release. -Erinn

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   Yes, there are annual and quarterly reports released to the
   public which describe in meticulous detail expenditures for
   the agency's program, personnel and equipment:

   1. The program of services and information supplied to
      government and other intelligence organizations, US and
      foreign, with terms of each client contract.

   2. US employees, their organization, skills, duties and
      longevity of service; their names, ranks, identification
      codes, secure communication methods and home addresses;
      the location of workplaces; the continued training each
      is scheduled to receive; leaves of absence and
      destinations while absent.

   3. Foreign nationals covertly employed worldwide, with
      information on each as per 2.

   4. A comprehensive listing of all types of world-wide
      equipment operated; its detailed design, function and
      output; where it is located; its designers,
      manufacturers and purchase cost; its schedule of
      amortization; and its schedule for replacement and/or
      upgrade, with fifteen-year projected procurement.

   5. Special short- and long-term contracts with governmental
      and non-governmental organizations, US and foreign for
      one-time projects, by goal, personnel and equipment.

   6. Special projects with other US and foreign counter-
      intelligence to issue disinformation about the agency.

   7. Special section on world-wide US and foreign cryptology:
      cryptanalysis, cryptography, steganography, codes,
      cyphers, glyphs, mimes; each ranked for security and
      ease of cracking; governmental and non-governmental
      parties using each; names of cooperative and resistant
      cryptographers and cooperating pseudo-cryptographers.

   8. Sub-section on methods of Internet traffic and language
      analysis; operation and surveillance of anonymous
      remailers, bulletin boards and mail lists; lists of
      cooperative and resistant educational institutions and
      commercial organizations.

   9. Appendices on: black operations; transparent operations;
      methods for managing cooperative and resistant
      governmental and non-governmental persons.

   The public is invited to study and/or download these
   reports anonymously at:

      http://nsa.dod.gov/~reports/quarterly.txt