National Security Agency
Events (334)
- June 5, 1970: Nixon Focuses on Domestic Intelligence Gathering 1970-06-05
- July 14, 1970: Nixon Approves ‘Huston Plan’ for Domestic Surveillance 1970-07-14
- May 15, 1975 and After: Investigations Probe Operation Shamrock, Lead to Passage of FISA Law 1975-05-15
- February 28, 1976: Ford Limits US Intelligence Agencies’ Abilities to Spy on US Citizens, Bans Political Assassinations 1976-02-28
- February 15, 1989: Former Solicitor General: Pentagon Papers ‘Never’ Posed ‘Any Trace of a Threat’ to National Security 1989-02-15
- September 11, 1993: NSA Analyst Warns of Terrorist Attacks on US; Analyst Ordered to Undergo Psych Evalation 1993-09-11
- May 21, 1996: Boat Accident Helps Alert CIA to Al-Qaeda Cell in Kenya 1996-05-21
- June 27, 1996: US Monitors Bin Laden Taking Credit for Khobar Towers Bombing 1996-06-27
- August 4-25, 1998: Embassy Bomber’s Arrest Points to Vital Al-Qaeda Communications Hub 1998-08-04
- July 29-August 7, 1998: NSA Listens to Surge of Phone Calls about Upcoming Embassy Bombings; No Warnings Are Given 1998-08-07
- Before August 7, 1998: NSA Intercepts Calls to Communications Hub Involved in Embassy Bombings 1998-08-07
- August 19, 1998: CIA Learns Bin Laden’s Travel Plans before Missile Strike 1998-08-19
- Late 1996-August 20, 1998: US Intelligence Monitors Charity Tied to Al-Qaeda Cell in Kenya 1998-08-20
- Early 1994-September 23, 1998: Bin Laden’s London Representative Helps Al-Qaeda Cells Despite Being Heavily Monitored 1998-09-23
- November 30, 1998: NSA Admits to Having Classified Information on Princess Diana 1998-11-30
- Shortly Before December 29, 1999: NSA Monitors 9/11 Hijackers Talking to Each Other about Upcoming Al-Qaeda Summit 1999-12-29
- December 29, 1999: NSA Tells CIA about Planned Al-Qaeda Summit Involving Future Hijackers 1999-12-29
- January 9, 2000: NSA Not Asked about Nawaf Alhazmi 2000-01-09
- January 10, 2000: NSA Receives CIA Report on Almihdhar, but Does Not Disseminate More Information about Him 2000-01-10
- February 27, 2000: Echelon Raises Concerns Over Global Monitoring of Communications 2000-02-27
- February 27, 2000: NSA Spied on Public Figures, Human Rights Organizations, Intelligence Officials Reveal 2000-02-27
- October 12, 2000: Attack Warning Arrives Several Hours Too Late for USSCole 2000-10-12
- February 9-21, 2001: NSA Supposedly Mapped, Disrupted, and Monitored Bin Laden’s Network 2001-02-09
- February 27, 2001: Qwest CEO Refuses to Cooperate with NSA in Alleged Domestic Wiretapping Program 2001-02-27
- (May 26, 2001): 9/11 Hijacker Almihdhar Probably Stays in Closely Monitored Yemen Hub House Yet Again 2001-05-26
- Before July 3, 2001: US Intelligence Monitors Calls between Al-Qaeda Hub in Yemen and Operative in Europe; Surveillance Helps Foil Bombing in Paris, but Not Shoe Bombing 2001-07-03
- July 11, 2001: European Parliament Report: Echelon Data Provided to US Corporations 2001-07-11
- July 16, 2001: British Intelligence Agencies Warn Al-Qaeda Is in the Final Stages of Preparing Attack in the West 2001-07-16
- August 27-28, 2001: NSA Approves Passage of Key Information about 9/11 Hijacker Almihdhar toColeInvestigators, but FBI Headquarters Continues to Withhold It 2001-08-27
- September 6, 2001: NORAD Exercise Includes Terrorist Hijackers Threatening to Blow Up Airliner 2001-09-06
- September 9, 2001: Osama Tells His Stepmother that Big News Will Come in Two Days 2001-09-09
- September 10, 2001: NSA Intercepts: ‘The Match Begins Tomorrow’ and ‘Tomorrow Is Zero Hour’ 2001-09-10
- September 10, 2001: NSA Monitors Call as 9/11 Mastermind KSM Gives 9/11 Hijacker Atta Final Approval to Launch Attacks 2001-09-10
- Before September 11, 2001: ‘We’re Ready to Go’ and ‘Big Thing Coming’ Intercepts Not Analyzed Until After 9/11 2001-09-11
- Before September 11, 2001: FBI Squad Builds Antenna to Listen in on KSM’s Phone Calls 2001-09-11
- (After 10:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: CIA Establishes a Secure Line to the White House but Is Prevented from Getting the Latest Information from the NSA over It 2001-09-11
- Between 1996 and September 11, 2001: FBI Directly Monitors Militants in Afganistan with Hi-Tech Phone Booth 2001-09-11
- (8:47 a.m.-9:05 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Government Agencies Do Not Contact Air Force One about First Crash at the WTC 2001-09-11
- (8:48 a.m.-9:03 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Special NSA Warning Center First Learns from Television that US Is under Attack 2001-09-11
- (8:48 a.m.-9:04 a.m.) September 11, 2001: NSA Director Only Learns US Is Under Attack from TV Reports 2001-09-11
- (Shortly After 9:03 a.m.) September 11, 2001: FBI Activates Its Operations Center to Respond to the Attacks 2001-09-11
- (9:15 a.m.) September 11, 2001: DC Air National Guard Intelligence Officer Unable to Obtain Information on Crisis 2001-09-11
- (9:30 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Nonessential Personnel Evacuated from NSA Headquarters 2001-09-11
- 9:53 a.m. September 11, 2001: NSA Intercepts Al-Qaeda Phone Call Predicting Fourth Attack 2001-09-11
- Before September 11, 2001: US Misses Chance to Capture High-ranking Al-Qaeda Figure Due to Delay by NSA 2001-09-11
- After September 11, 2001: NSA Begins Huge Data Mining Project Similar to ‘Total Information Awareness’ 2001-09-11
- September 12, 2001: Sen. Orrin Hatch Reveals Bin Laden Aides Were Monitored Celebrating Success of 9/11 Attacks 2001-09-12
- September 12-18, 2001: Congress Refuses to Give Bush Wiretapping Authority 2001-09-12
- September 13, 2001: NSA Begins Domestic Surveillance of International Telephone Communications 2001-09-13
- September 13, 2001: Hayden Tells NSA Agency Must Do More to Protect US from Terrorist Attacks 2001-09-13