http://www.nsa.gov Recent Articles on NSA.gov en-us Copyright 2008 http://www.nsa.gov Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:34:47 On 3 December, Lieutenant General Keith B. Alexander, Director, National Security Agency (NSA)/Chief, Central Security Service dedicated the PURPLE exhibit at the National Cryptologic Museum (NCM) located in Ft. Meade, Maryland. Immediately after the dedication the Center for Cryptologic History (CCH) presented a 90-minute history seminar entitled "Pearl Harbor: Case Closed?" in the NCM's MAGIC Room. http://www.nsa.gov/public_info/press_room/2008/purple_exhibit.shtml Five pioneers of American cryptology were inducted into the NSA/CSS Hall of Honor today at the National Cryptologic Museum. In his keynote remarks during the induction ceremony, Lieutenant General Keith B. Alexander, Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service, highlighted the distinguished achievements of each of the inductees. http://www.nsa.gov/public_info/press_room/2008/2008_inductees.shtml The National Security Agency has developed a hand-held communication device that will revolutionize secure, portable access to classified information. Its technical name is "Secure Mobile Environment Portable Electronic Device" (SME PED) and it enables its users to send and receive both classified and unclassified telephone calls and to exchange classified and unclassified email. In addition, the SME-PED (pronounced "SMEE-PED") enables users to web browse on secure networks that are classified SECRET. http://www.nsa.gov/ia/news/sme-ped.shtml The Center for Cryptologic History announces a call for papers for its biennial Symposium on Cryptologic History. The Symposium will occur on 15-16 October 2009 in Laurel, Maryland, at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory located in the Baltimore-Washington corridor. http://www.nsa.gov/about/cryptologic_heritage/center_crypt_history/news/index.shtml On September 2, 2008, Mr. John C. Inglis, Deputy Director, National Security Agency, welcomed family and friends to the National Vigilance Park and Aerial Reconnaissance Memorial to pay special tribute to the crew of flight 60528, shot down by two Soviet MiGs 50 years ago today. http://www.nsa.gov/public_info/press_room/2008/c130_anniversary.shtml