Editing Conspiracy BBS Archive/nsa-egb (section)

==Introduction==
 
In joining NSA you have been given an opportunity to participate in
the activities of one of the most important intelligence
organizations of the United States Government.  At the same time, you
have also assumed a trust which carries with it a most important
individual responsibility--the safeguarding of sensitive information
vital to the security of our nation.
 
While it is impossible to estimate in actual dollars and cents the
value of the work being conducted by this Agency, the information to
which you will have access at NSA is without question critically
important to the defense of the United States.  Since this
information may be useful only if it is kept secret, it requires a
very special measure of protection.  The specific nature of this
protection is set forth in various Agency security regulations and
directives. The total NSA Security Program, however, extends beyond
these regulations.  It is based upon the concept that security begins
as a state of mind.  The program is designed to develop an
appreciation of the need to protect information vital to the national
defense, and to foster the development of a level of awareness which
will make security more than routine compliance with regulations.
 
At times, security practices and procedures cause personal
inconvenience.  They take time and effort and on occasion may make it
necessary for you to voluntarily forego some of your usual personal
perogatives.  But your compensation for the inconvenience is the
knowledge that the work you are accomplishing at NSA, within a
framework of sound security practices, contributes significantly to
the defense and continued security of the United States of America.
 
I extend to you my very best wishes as you enter upon your chosen
career or assignment with NSA.
 
Philip T. Pease
Director of Security