National Security Agency

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intelligence agency signals intelligence agency

The National Security Agency is a U.S. intelligence organization responsible for signals intelligence collection and information assurance, including the interception and analysis of electronic communications for national security purposes.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
National Security Agency canonical	157
NSA	4
United States National Security Agency	4
U.S. National Security Agency	2
Government Communications Headquarters	1
NSA Cybersecurity Directorate	1
NSA research organizations	1
National Security Agency Georgia	1
National Security Agency Headquarters	1
National Security Agency elements	1
National Security Agency headquarters	1
United States signals intelligence agencies	1
national security agency	1

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intelligence agency ⓘ signals intelligence agency ⓘ
abbreviation	National Security Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: NSA
budgetClassification	classified ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ United States Cyber Command ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
dateFounded	1952-11-04 ⓘ
directorRank	four-star general ⓘ
employerOf	computer scientists ⓘ cryptologists ⓘ mathematicians ⓘ signals intelligence analysts ⓘ
employsApproximateNumberOfPeople	tens of thousands ⓘ
foundedBy	President Harry S. Truman ⓘ surface form: Harry S. Truman
hasDirector	Paul M. Nakasone ⓘ
hasJurisdiction	U.S. federal government information systems ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Fort Meade, Maryland ⓘ
involvedIn	cyber defense of U.S. critical infrastructure ⓘ global communications interception ⓘ
legalBasis	National Security Council Intelligence Directive 9 ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Maryland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
memberOf	Five Eyes alliance ⓘ surface form: Five Eyes
mission	cryptanalysis ⓘ cryptography development ⓘ cybersecurity operations ⓘ information assurance ⓘ protection of U.S. national security information systems ⓘ signals intelligence collection ⓘ
motto	Defending Our Nation. Securing the Future. ⓘ
notableEvent	exposed by Edward Snowden in 2013 for mass surveillance programs ⓘ
notableProgram	ECHELON ⓘ PRISM ⓘ Stellar Wind ⓘ XKeyscore ⓘ
operatesInDomain	cyber operations ⓘ electronic surveillance ⓘ information security ⓘ signals intelligence ⓘ
oversightBy	Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ⓘ United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence ⓘ surface form: House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence ⓘ surface form: Senate Select Committee on Intelligence United States Congress ⓘ
parentAgency	Department of Defense ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Defense
partOf	United States Intelligence Community ⓘ
precededBy	Armed Forces Security Agency ⓘ
sharesSignalsIntelligenceWith	Australian Signals Directorate ⓘ Canada Communications Security Establishment ⓘ surface form: Communications Security Establishment Government Communications Headquarters ⓘ Government Communications Security Bureau ⓘ
subOrganization	Central Security Service ⓘ Information Assurance Directorate ⓘ National Security Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: NSA Cybersecurity Directorate Research Directorate ⓘ Signals Intelligence Directorate ⓘ
usesLegalAuthority	Executive Order 12333 ⓘ Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ USA FREEDOM Act ⓘ USA PATRIOT Act ⓘ
website	https://www.nsa.gov/ ⓘ

Referenced by (176)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Director of National Intelligence → hasAuthorityOver → National Security Agency ⓘ

United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence → oversees → National Security Agency ⓘ

United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence → oversees → National Security Agency ⓘ

DNI → oversees → National Security Agency ⓘ

subject surface form: Director of National Intelligence

intelligence elements of the Federal Bureau of Investigation → collaboratesWith → National Security Agency ⓘ

Annual Threat Assessment → coordinatesWith → National Security Agency ⓘ

SSCI → oversees → National Security Agency ⓘ

subject surface form: Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

United States Intelligence Community → hasMember → National Security Agency ⓘ

USA PATRIOT Act → expandsAuthorityOf → National Security Agency ⓘ

Intelligence Corps → worksWith → National Security Agency ⓘ

this entity surface form: Government Communications Headquarters

Five Eyes alliance → hasKeyAgency → National Security Agency ⓘ

subject surface form: Five Eyes

Five Eyes alliance → memberCountryAgency → National Security Agency ⓘ

subject surface form: Five Eyes

this entity surface form: United States National Security Agency

Anglo-American intelligence cooperation → includesOrganization → National Security Agency ⓘ

this entity surface form: NSA

USIC → hasMember → National Security Agency ⓘ

subject surface form: United States Intelligence Community

Office of Naval Intelligence → cooperatesWith → National Security Agency ⓘ

National Counterterrorism Center → collaboratesWith → National Security Agency ⓘ

Office of the Director of National Intelligence → oversees → National Security Agency ⓘ

Office of SIGINT Operations → collaboratesWith → National Security Agency ⓘ

Army Military Intelligence → coordinatesWith → National Security Agency ⓘ

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court → relatedTo → National Security Agency ⓘ

National Reconnaissance Office → worksWith → National Security Agency ⓘ

NIP → includes → National Security Agency ⓘ

subject surface form: National Intelligence Program

National Security Agency → abbreviation → National Security Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: NSA

National Security Agency → subOrganization → National Security Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: NSA Cybersecurity Directorate

FBI Directorate of Intelligence → collaboratesWith → National Security Agency ⓘ

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency → collaboratesWith → National Security Agency ⓘ

Public Law 107-56 → expandsPowerOf → National Security Agency ⓘ

Marine Corps Intelligence Activity → collaboratesWith → National Security Agency ⓘ

Edward Snowden → employer → National Security Agency ⓘ

Edward Snowden → workedForAgency → National Security Agency ⓘ

United States Cyber Command → dualHattedWith → National Security Agency ⓘ

United States Cyber Command → sharesCommanderWith → National Security Agency ⓘ

Church Committee → investigated → National Security Agency ⓘ

Bureau of Intelligence and Research → collaboratesWith → National Security Agency ⓘ

SELinux → developedBy → National Security Agency ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States National Security Agency

SELinux → developedBy → National Security Agency ⓘ

this entity surface form: NSA

FVEY → includesAgency → National Security Agency ⓘ

Government Communications Headquarters → worksWith → National Security Agency ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States National Security Agency

Australian Signals Directorate → cooperatesWith → National Security Agency ⓘ

Canada Communications Security Establishment → cooperatesWith → National Security Agency ⓘ

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 → providesAppropriationsFor → National Security Agency ⓘ

UKUSA Agreement → relatedOrganization → National Security Agency ⓘ

Government Communications Security Bureau → cooperatesWith → National Security Agency ⓘ

Solomon Kullback → employer → National Security Agency ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States National Security Agency

DIA → cooperatesWith → National Security Agency ⓘ

subject surface form: Defense Intelligence Agency

United States military intelligence agencies → includes → National Security Agency ⓘ

Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities before and after the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001 → oversightOf → National Security Agency ⓘ

Army Intelligence and Security Command → supports → National Security Agency ⓘ

subject surface form: United States Army Intelligence and Security Command

NCTC → coordinatesWith → National Security Agency ⓘ