
The NSA is a branch of the DOD. Up until recently (18-30 months ago) NSA employees were only allowed to identify themselves as employees of DoD. It was common knowledge, that unspecific references to Fort Meade meant NSA; and if you saw a P.O. from Procurement Office, Fort Meade, it meant the NSA was buying it. /r$

The NSA is a branch of the DOD.
Up until recently (18-30 months ago) NSA employees were only allowed to identify themselves as employees of DoD. It was common knowledge, that unspecific references to Fort Meade meant NSA; and if you saw a P.O. from Procurement Office, Fort Meade, it meant the NSA was buying it. /r$
But many folks from Tim May High School ;-} also have DOD "status". And so do all the DIA, various serviec agencies & likely the gardener.. Net result, you're no smarter than when you started out.... -- A host is a host from coast to coast.................wb8foz@nrk.com & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433

How is parking at Fort Meade? Alan Horowitz alanh@norfolk.infi.net

On Thu, 25 Jan 1996, Rich Salz wrote:
The NSA is a branch of the DOD.
Up until recently (18-30 months ago) NSA employees were only allowed to identify themselves as employees of DoD. It was common knowledge, that unspecific references to Fort Meade meant NSA; and if you saw a P.O. from Procurement Office, Fort Meade, it meant the NSA was buying it. /r$
isn't the NSA a branch of the CIA? And I thought the CIA and DOD were seperate organizations or was that an incorrect assumption?

Thomas Chiniewicz writes:
isn't the NSA a branch of the CIA? And I thought the CIA and DOD were seperate organizations or was that an incorrect assumption?
No, it is a civilian organization within the DOD. The CIA is a civilian organization outside of the DOD. Although it appears Deutch is trying to change all of that as we speak, and Inman wants to abolish the CIA altogether.
participants (5)
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Alan Horowitz
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David Lesher
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Mike Tighe
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Rich Salz
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Thomas Chiniewicz