Interesting read, despite the un-neutral tone. "The word among NSA officials is that if you want to get promoted or recognized, get a transfer to TAO as soon a

Interesting read, despite the un-neutral tone. "The word among NSA officials is that if you want to get promoted or recognized, get a transfer to TAO as soon as you can." This quote (page three) begs one question: If the NSA is being recognized in the american intelligence gathering community as the best place to be, and that TAO is the better place in the NSA, is this not going to attract lesser valuable middle manager with higher social skills to get promoted there, to the detriment of the efficiency of this office? I mean, as a technical person, I view middle management as a bunch of neds[1] that you have to get along with unless you have suicidal tendencies, I feel naturally concerned for NSA techies in spite of consciously knowing they have highly politicized jobs. [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_(Scottish) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_(Scottish)