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- noun the United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information
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Examples
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WASHINGTON -- The government's coordinator for cybersecurity programs has quit, criticizing what he described as the National Security Agency's grip on cybersecurity.
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The appointment follows a week after Rod Beckstrom, director of the DHS National Cybersecurity Center, quit citing his opposition at what he described as the National Security Agency's increased role in cybersecurity.
The Register 2009
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The government's coordinator for cybersecurity programs has quit, criticizing what he described as the National Security Agency's grip on cybersecurity.
Signs of the Times 2009
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Sheikh Khalifa Bin Ali al-Khalifa, a former head of Bahrain's National Security Agency, which is accused of torture and human rights abuses, is due to attend in his role as ambassador to London.
Royal wedding: Thousands gather to watch the marriage of Kate and William 2011
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CIA perhaps becomes simply a human collection agency as the National Security Agency is a signal intelligence collection agency.
Obama's Ex-Intel Chief Talks Torture, Terror, Reform And More Jeff Muskus 2010
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The National Security Agency, which is responsible for cyberspace security and intelligence, currently estimates that around 120 countries and dozens, perhaps hundreds, of criminal gangs attack US targets every day.
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In Washington, the Defense Department reported "fairly widespread" damage to non-classified e-mail systems -- and to four classified ones, including, according to sources, computers at the supersecret National Security Agency, which is responsible for eavesdropping on other countries.
Bitten By Love 2008
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People started to hear rumors about this federal department called the National Security Agency—NSA.
The Triangle Conspiracy David Kent 2006
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People started to hear rumors about this federal department called the National Security Agency—NSA.
The Triangle Conspiracy David Kent 2006
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People started to hear rumors about this federal department called the National Security Agency—NSA.
The Triangle Conspiracy David Kent 2006
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