(Prior to the 1980s, mention of NSA was rarely made. Employees of NSA didn't mention it, and "Fort George Meade" was the only thing mentioned. Prior to the mid-70s, the NSA name never even appeared in Congressional budgets or reports. Its existence was very widely known, though.)

As Bamford mentions in _The Puzzle Palace_, it was, in fact, a Federal offense for NSA employees to state that they worked for the NSA up until, I believe, the mid-to-late-70s. The standing joke in Washington was that "NSA" stood for "No Such Agency". -- Lefty (lefty@apple.com) C:.M:.C:., D:.O:.D:.