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According to the encyclopedia: It was established in 1952 by a presidential directive from Harry S. Truman in which he specified its mission as to provide an
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According to the encyclopedia:
It was established in 1952 by a presidential directive from Harry S. Truman in which he specified its mission as
to provide an effective, unified organization and control of the communications intelligence activities of the United States conducted against foreign governments, to provide for integrated operational policies and procedures pertaining thereto.
- mikeash 12y agoThe role of Information Assurance (i.e. keeping our stuff secure from them, not just breaking into their stuff) was added in 1990: http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/nsd/nsd42.pdf http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/nsd/nsd42.pdf