With almost 15 years flipped on the calendar since the Patriot act's approval and no terrorists to show, the NSA has recently brought a new plan to the floor to work hand and hand with the Patriot act.
"As director of the NSA I spend my days making sure we do the best we can to protect our nation in a progressive manner, yet we haven't been the most efficient at doing so. I know I'm not alone on thinking this. That is why we have recruited some of our nations best 'computer architects' to surf the depths of the web to find any signs or threats. They all have great experience and we look forward to seeing their hard work pay off." Said ADM Michael S. Rodgers, the current director of the NSA.
I sat down to meet one of the NSA's newest employees, Gabe, to hear more about their new approach to fighting terrorism.
Gabe, 17, who lives with his mother and father just outside of Des Moines, Iowa, is quite the "wiz kid" when it comes to computers.
"Uh I guess I'm not even sure how they found me but I've been using computers since I was about 6. I think my interest in computers really sparked while playing Oregon Trail on my grandma's computer while my parents were away at work. Then, from there I went on to play other games like Sims and World of Warcraft which I got at my neighbor's garage sale. They [the NSA] were really interested in an incident that happened in the seventh grade, I learned how to shut down all my school's computers from my laptop, and they really liked that. I mean thats really the extent of my computer use."
While I talked with Gabe he gave me quite the tour of his basement where he had his gear set up. He explained how the NSA supplied him with two top of the line monitors to conduct his business. "It's a gamer's dream come true really" he told me.
I was also able to schedule a telephone interview with Travis, 28, who is another new NSA employee. Travis would not release to me where he lived and insisted that I use the name Travis, as he decided to withhold his name as well.
"I'm really enjoying my new job, I've actually been trying to get the NSA to notice me for a while now. I used to work for Geek Squad until they found out about the surveillance taps I was leaving at customer's houses. It wasn't like these people were doing anything interesting anyways, the majority of them only used their computers to check up on QVC orders."
The new guys are gaining tons of support on their fight to find terrorists. The director of the NSA when the Patriot act was enacted,Lt Gen. Michael Hayden, said "Gabe looks promising, as well as the 13 others that we have hired. I have no doubts that these gentlemen will be able to find and neutralize any threat they come across."
"As director of the NSA I spend my days making sure we do the best we can to protect our nation in a progressive manner, yet we haven't been the most efficient at doing so. I know I'm not alone on thinking this. That is why we have recruited some of our nations best 'computer architects' to surf the depths of the web to find any signs or threats. They all have great experience and we look forward to seeing their hard work pay off." Said ADM Michael S. Rodgers, the current director of the NSA.
I sat down to meet one of the NSA's newest employees, Gabe, to hear more about their new approach to fighting terrorism.
Gabe, 17, who lives with his mother and father just outside of Des Moines, Iowa, is quite the "wiz kid" when it comes to computers.
"Uh I guess I'm not even sure how they found me but I've been using computers since I was about 6. I think my interest in computers really sparked while playing Oregon Trail on my grandma's computer while my parents were away at work. Then, from there I went on to play other games like Sims and World of Warcraft which I got at my neighbor's garage sale. They [the NSA] were really interested in an incident that happened in the seventh grade, I learned how to shut down all my school's computers from my laptop, and they really liked that. I mean thats really the extent of my computer use."
While I talked with Gabe he gave me quite the tour of his basement where he had his gear set up. He explained how the NSA supplied him with two top of the line monitors to conduct his business. "It's a gamer's dream come true really" he told me.
I was also able to schedule a telephone interview with Travis, 28, who is another new NSA employee. Travis would not release to me where he lived and insisted that I use the name Travis, as he decided to withhold his name as well.
"I'm really enjoying my new job, I've actually been trying to get the NSA to notice me for a while now. I used to work for Geek Squad until they found out about the surveillance taps I was leaving at customer's houses. It wasn't like these people were doing anything interesting anyways, the majority of them only used their computers to check up on QVC orders."
The new guys are gaining tons of support on their fight to find terrorists. The director of the NSA when the Patriot act was enacted,Lt Gen. Michael Hayden, said "Gabe looks promising, as well as the 13 others that we have hired. I have no doubts that these gentlemen will be able to find and neutralize any threat they come across."