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(U//¥10UO) Quarterly Report to the Intelligence Over-
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sight Board on NSA Activities-First Quarter FY04 
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PURPOSE: (U/JFOUO)"To forward to the Intelligence Oversight Board (IOB) of the 
President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, via the Assistant to…

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NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY 
CENTRAL SECURITY SERVICE 
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE. MARYLAND 20755-6000 
17 March 2004 
lYIElVIORANDUivl FOR THE CHAIRMAN, INTELLIGENCE OVERSIGHT BOARD 
THRU: Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Intelligence Oversight) 
SUBJECT: (U//FOUO) Report to the Intelligence Oversight Board on NSA 
Activities - INFORMATION MEMORANDUM 
(U//FOUO) Except as previously reported to you or the President, or 
otherwise stated in the· enclosure, we have no reason to believe that any intelligence 
activities of the National Security Agency d…

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1. (U) INSPECTOR GENERAL ACTIVITIES 
a. ((J{fS{) During this quarter, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviewed 
various intelligence activities of the National Security Agency/Central 
Security Service (NSA/CSS) to determine whether they were conducted in 
accordance with applicable statutes, Executive 0:.rders (E.0.s), Attorney 
General procedures, and DoD and internal directives. With few exceptions, 
the issues presented were routine and indicated that the operatip,g .. elements 
. understand the restrictions o…

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site receive 1/0 training from the Security Services Directorate, GRSOC, 
during initial security indoctrination; however, the initial 1/0 training 
videotape does not address some service-specific requirements. Annual 
refresher training is conducted via a computer-based module that tests and 
documents completion in a database. The inspectors tested 22 percent of the 
personnel at the site to gauge general I/O knowledge and the ability to apply 
it to site operations. The test results indicate a good understanding of the 
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individual. The analysts handling the request were unfamiliar with 
the process for requesting AG authorization, and incorrectly assumed 
that the signed NSA package, prepared to obtain the authorization, 
was the final AG approval. Upon recognizing the mistake, SID 
immediately terminated all targeting and destroyed all intercept. 
Because collection resulted in no reportable foreign intelligence, no 
reports were prepared. The OIG is investigating the incident to 
ascertain the extent of shortcomings in NSA's process for obta…

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foreign intelligence target with a u.s~ 
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reports were cancelled and the collection was destroyed. 
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7.2.c. l Foreign Official 
7.2.c.3 International Narcotics 
7.2.c.4 Criminal Activity 
7.2.c.7 U.S. Government Official 
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(£/,£81) During this quarter,OSIGOO ·~~oducts were canceled because 
they contained the identities of U.S. persons, organizations, or entities. 
Those products that contained information derived from…

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4. (U) OTHER ACTIVITIES 
(U) Assistance to Law Enforcement 
(8118{) During this quarter, the SID approved requests for technical 
assistance from law enforcement includin re uests from. 
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(U) Working Aids 
(U//FOUO~ The SID maintains "U.S. Identities in SIGINT" and a 
matrix of blanket reporting waiv…