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NSA News & Highlights

NSA SPOTLIGHT

Capt. Grace Hopper on Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People (Part Two, 1982)

We're reaching into the vault to bring you a lecture delivered to the NSA workforce in 1982 by then-Navy Captain Grace Hopper entitled, "Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People." Grace Hopper was an American computer scientist and mathematician, and a pioneer of computer programing. Among her accomplishments, Hopper was the first to devise the theory of machine-independent programming languages. She ultimately reached the rank of Rear Admiral in the United States...

U.S. Military Academy honored at White House for winning NSA’s 2024 Cyber Exercise

No Such Puzzle: Reindeer Games

Headline Puzzle: December 2024

Tag: Elizebeth Friedman

Infographic - William F. Friedman by the numbers

Sept. 24, 2015

Throwback Thursday — Happy 124th Birthday William F. Friedman!

Celebrating the 124th birthday of William F. Friedman with fun facts by the numbers.

Feb. 5, 2008

National Cryptologic Museum Exhibits Hobo Signs

The National Cryptologic Museum opened a new exhibit entitled "Looking for a Sign: Hobo Communication in the Depression."