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The agency is headquartered at Fort George G. Meade, an active [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] installation in Anne Arundel County, [[Maryland]]. Approximately 30,000 people are employed worldwide by the agency. The size of the agency's budget is classified however its allocated resources are still subject to independent rigorous examination and approval processes.  

The agency is headquartered at Fort George G. Meade, an active [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] installation in Anne Arundel County, [[Maryland]]. Approximately 30,000 people are employed worldwide by the agency. The size of the agency's budget is classified however its allocated resources are still subject to independent rigorous examination and approval processes.  

The NSA was secretly created on November 4, 1952, the same day as the presidential election, without media coverage, congressional debate, nor press release. It has had sixteen directors. The longest serving director is Michael Hayden who oversaw major management changes and is now the director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]].

The NSA was secretly created on November 4, 1952, the same day as the presidential election, without media coverage, congressional debate, nor press release. It has had sixteen directors. The longest serving director was [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]] General Michael Hayden who oversaw major management changes and later became the director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]].

2013 the whistleblower [[Edward Snowden]] revealed that the NSA monitors and evaluates, by means of [[PRISM]], electronic data.

2013 the whistleblower [[Edward Snowden]] revealed that the NSA monitors and evaluates, by means of [[PRISM]], electronic data.