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(U//FOUO) MG Quirk and Mr. Black Speak to Analytic Boot Camp
Graduates
FROM: SIGINT Communications
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Run Date: 08/27/2003
(U//FOUO) Last Thursday, MG Quirk and NSA Deputy Director Black spoke to recent graduates
of the Analytic Boot Camp. The SIGINT Director kicked off the event by providing some of his
perspective on the future of SIGINT and its role in national defense, answering a few questions
from the audience about organizational restructure and fiscal oversight, and introducing the
Deputy Director, Mr. Bill Black.
(U//FOUO) Mr. Black shared his views about the Agency's past, present, and future. "Going into
space was a challenge of the last generation; NASA and NRO met that challenge. This
generation's challenge is mastering the cyberspace; NSA will be instrumental in keeping
America in the lead there too," Mr. Black told the audience. He shared his perspective that NSA
is changing from a collector of information to a provider of intelligence throughout the
community, and cited several examples of how policymakers and warfighters rely on SIGINT for
their decision-making. Mr. Black closed his remarks by reminding the audience that "now is a
great time to be working with NSA as the Agency regains its dominance in software and
technology."
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