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.[20]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-Barnett-20> Built on 350 acres (140 ha; 0.55 sq mi)[21]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-Gorman-21> of Ft. Meade's 5,000 acres (2,000 ha; 7.8 sq mi),[22]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-22> the site has 1,300 buildings and an estimated 18,000 parking spaces.[23]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-23> [24] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-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 theBaltimore-Washington Parkway<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore-Washington_Parkway> The main NSA headquarters and operations building is what James Bamford<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bamford>, author of *Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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."[25]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-BamfordBodyofSecretsp488-25> which is covered with one-way dark glass.[25]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-BamfordBodyofSecretsp488-25> 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 U.S. Capitol<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Capitol> "could easily fit inside it four times over."[25]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-BamfordBodyofSecretsp488-25> Under the outside glass the building uses copper shielding to trap in any signals and sounds to prevent espionage.[25]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-BamfordBodyofSecretsp488-25> The facility has over 100 watchposts,[26]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-BamfordBodyofSecretsp488489-26> one of them being the visitor control center, a two-story area that serves as the entrance.[25]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-BamfordBodyofSecretsp488-25> At the entrance, a white pentagonal structure,[27]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-BamfordBodyofSecretsp490-27> visitor badges are issued to visitors, and security clearances of employees are checked.[28]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-BamfordBodyofSecretsp489-28> The visitor center includes a painting of the NSA seal.[27]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-BamfordBodyofSecretsp490-27> 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 Rubik's Cube<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubik%27s_Cube> ".[29] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-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.[27]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-BamfordBodyofSecretsp490-27> NSA headquarters has its own post office, fire department, and police force.[30]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#cite_note-Bamford-Alexander-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 shav...@gmail.com
-- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
