Nov. 15, 2001

NSA Statement Regarding "Reported" Reductions in Force

Press accounts of 400 National Security Agency (NSA) employees preparing for lay-offs are not based on official NSA statements.

July 31, 2001

National Security Agency Outsources Areas of Non-Mission Information Technology to CSC-Led Alliance Team

The National Security Agency (NSA) has established an official government-industry partnership for Information Technology Infrastructure (ITI) services within the areas of Telephony Distributed Computing Enterprise Management and Networks by awarding a prime contract on 31 July 2001 to the CSC-led Alliance Team.

July 17, 2001

Director of National Security Agency Welcomes Two New Hires to His Senior Leadership Team

National Security Agency (NSA) Director Lt Gen Michael V. Hayden USAF has filled two key positions on his senior leadership team after completing an extensive selection review process of highly qualified individuals from both inside and outside of NSA.

April 21, 2001

National Security Agency is Recognized For Its Innovative Occupational, Health and Safety Programs

The National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) has been selected by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) as a winner of the annual Corporate Health Achievement Award (CHAA) competition.

April 2, 2001

National Security Agency Awards Concept Studies for TRAILBLAZER

The National Security Agency (NSA) awarded three prime contracts on 29 March for concept studies launching the Agency's transformation efforts.

March 22, 2001

NSA Announces the Designation of Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education

The National Security Agency (NSA) has designated the following universities as Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education for academic years 2001 through 2004.

March 13, 2001

National Security Agency Embarks on Managed Competition for Non-Mission Information Technology

The National Security Agency (NSA) released the classified Request for Proposals (RFP) for Project GROUNDBREAKER on 2 March 2001 to three cleared industry contractor alliance teams.

Feb. 12, 2001

NSA Employees Receive First-Ever Royalty Checks

On 14 February 2001 the Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) Lt Gen Michael Hayden will present the first-ever royalty checks to two NSA employees for their invention of software source code that NSA licensed to Raytheon Company which then developed a commercial product that it has sold to other Department of Defense agencies and commercial entities.

Jan. 2, 2001

National Security Agency Shares Security Enhancements to LINUX

Recognizing the critical role of operating system security mechanisms in supporting security for critical and sensitive applications National Security Agency (NSA) researchers have been investigating an operating system architecture that can provide the necessary security functionality in a manner that can meet the security needs of a wide range of computing environments.

Nov. 20, 2000

NSA Moves Forward with Reformed Acquisition Program

On 8 November 2000 the National Security Agency successfully accomplished its initial acquisition milestone under its new acquisition program and released a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) to industry for concept studies.