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NSA Declassifies Memo About Failed TRAILBLAZER Project

Posted by Unknown on from the what-a-wonderful-job-you've-done-embezzling-funds dept.

decora writes "Ellen Nakashima of the Washington Post reports that the NSA has just declassified one of the 5 documents NSA whistleblower Thomas Andrews Drake was charged under the Espionage Act for retaining in his basement. The document, which Drake previously faced years in prison for possessing, is essentially a cheerleading memo, complimenting the Trailblazer project team for a great presentation and demo. It stands in stark contrast to numerous other reports that described the NSA IT project as an overbudget, ineffective, billion dollar seven year boondoggle."

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  1. Bad Summary by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    The linked memo is very clearly about TURBULENCE, not TRAILBLAZER. Do Slashdot's editors even read what they post anymore?

  2. Wrong program by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    That memo is about Turbulence not Trailblazer. Do some research and you'll find that they're very different (in fact, pretty much opposite).