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===Personnel Security Responsibilities===
 
Perhaps you an recall your initial impression upon entering an NSA
facility. Like most people, you probably noticed the elaborate
physical security safeguards--fences, concrete barriers, Security
Protective Officers, identification badges, etc.  While these
measures provide a substantial degree of protection for the
information housed within our buildings, they represent only a
portion of the overall Agency security program.  In fact, vast
amounts of information leave our facilities daily in the minds of NSA
personnel, and this is where our greatest vulnerability lies.
Experience has indicated that because of the vital information we
work with at NSA, Agency personnel may become potential targets for
hostile intelligence efforts.  Special safeguards are therefore
necessary to protect our personnel.
 
Accordingly, the Agency has an extensive personnel security program
which establishes internal policies and guidelines governing employee
conduct and activities.  These policies cover a variety of topics,
all of which are designed to protect both you and the sensitive
information you will gain through your work at NSA.