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(S//REL) How NSA Is Prepared for the Winter Olympics (Which Kick
Off Tomorrow)
FROM:
SIGINT National Intelligence Officer (SINIO) for Europe (S17)
Run Date: 02/09/2006
(S//REL) When First Lady Laura Bush represents the United States as the Olympic flame is lit at
the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Turin (Torino), Italy, on Friday, 10 February,
an extensive intelligence network will be in place to support her visit, the U.S. Olympic Team,
other U.S. citizens and interests throughout the games (10-26 February, followed by
Paralympics 10-19 March). NSA's SIGINT and Information Assurance missions have been an
integral part of the planning that began as soon as the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens ended.
(S//REL) The challenges for Turin have been different than for Athens or previous Olympics.
Most of the Olympic venues are dispersed in a remote mountainous region outside Turin -- far
from the U.S. Embassy in Rome (seven hours away) and the U.S. Consulate in Milan (over two
hours away), and transportation is limited by narrow mountain roads. NSA has provided secure
facilities and communications to pass SIGINT to U.S. officials in Turin responsible for security
there and to help them connect to their headquarters.
(C) No credible threats to the Olympic games have been identified thus far, though Sunni
extremists and anarchists/environmentalist extremists -- both indigenous and international -pose potential threats. At this point, soft targets such as tourist attractions not directly
associated with the Olympics are considered most vulnerable. Any threat to Italy is regarded as
a threat to the Olympics.
(TS//SI//REL) NSA support consists of SIGINT, secure communications, and information
assurance. NSA target offices, the extended enterprise, and our SIGINT partners will all be
involved in providing SIGINT about terrorist threats. NSA will also be responsible for monitoring
host government communications to verify security planning, performance and sharing of threat
information. The U.S. Government has consistently assessed the Italian Government's capability
to provide security for the Olympics as much greater than the Greek Government's for Athens-and this has shaped requirements for the Intelligence Community.
(TS//SI//REL) The primary enhancements to the SIGINT system have been upgrades to SCS
Rome for FORNSAT and VOICESAIL collection and the establishment of an SCS survey site in
Milan. The already strong SIGINT partnership with Italy was expanded as NSA provided SIGINT
lead information more frequently to our Italian SIGINT partner. The multinational SIGINT threat
warning networks that were established for the Athens Olympics have been activated. Through
these two networks, the SIGINT Seniors/Europe threat network and the Coalition Threat
Network (CTN), the SIGINT capabilities of up to 36 of our partners , anchored by our major
European SIGINT partners, will provide round-the-clock threat warning to the Italians.
(S//REL) NSA personnel have deployed to three centers to provide integrated support
to U.S. policymakers, U.S. law enforcement and security personnel in Turin, and the Government
of Italy. The NSA analysts are providing on-site expertise about NSA product/capabilities and
ensure that new situations are identified to NSA to leverage and steer collection and analysis.
(S//REL) Four analysts have deployed to the Olympics Joint Fusion Center (OJFC) at the
National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), at Liberty Crossing in northern Virginia. The
OJFC provides in-depth analysis and situational awareness to US customers and is staffed by
NCTC, OSC (the State Department-run Olympics Security Coordination office), NGA, NSA, FBI,
CIA, and DIA. The JFC began 24-hour operations on 5 February.
(S//REL) Four analysts have deployed to Turin as part of the OSC. NSA constructed a small
Secure Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) in the OSC's Threat Integration Center (TIC)
that became operational on 5 February to provide Top Secret secure communications as the
OSC went 24/7 on 6 Feb. NCTC, NGA, NSA, FBI, CIA, Department of State, EUCOM and Secret
Service are present with NSA in the TIC to provide situational awareness and support to U.S. law
enforcement and security elements in OSC's Joint Operations Center (JOC).
(S//REL) The NSA Olympics coordinator and four analysts have deployed to Rome as
part of an Intelligence Center (GALILEO) set up by the Chief of Station to be the single channel
for passing Olympics threat information to the Italian Government through the Italian
Intelligence and Military Security Service (SISMI). GALILEO will be staffed by NCTC, NGA, NSA,
DIA, FBI, CIA, Department of State, and EUCOM and started 24/7 operations on 8 February.
(S//REL) NSA's secure communications provided for GALILEO and Turin are underpinned by
additional deployed technical personnel (3 in GALILEO, 2 in Turin). In addition, Information
Assurance produced a tailored Operational Security (OPSEC) video and awareness material to
sensitize U.S. participants to the OPSEC threat in Turin.
(S//REL) Contacts/further info:
At NSA, S17 (Strategic Intelligence Issues) is responsible for coordinating Olympics
support.
The Olympics Campaign Desk (OCD) in NSOC is focal point for 24-hour Olympics support
issues.
Points of Contact can be reached through the E-Mail alias DL Olympics_Leads.
The OCD can be reached through the E-Mail alias DL cd2 or on NSTS
The NSA Support Plan for the Torino 2006 Olympic Games documents the extensive
collaboration undertaken to support the Olympics.
(C) Secure comms are up, collection tasking is in place, intel is flowing and the ice is cold -- Let
The Games Begin!
(U) Italian Corazzieri, the president's elite guards, watch over the Olympic flame at the Quirinale
Palace in Rome -- Dec 05 (Reuters)
"(U//FOUO) SIDtoday articles may not be republished or reposted outside NSANet
without the consent of S0121 (DL sid_comms)."
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