Monday, December 9, 2013

Morale Has Cratered At The NSA

NSA Morale Down After Edward Snowden Revelations, Former U.S. officials Say -- Washington Post

Morale has taken a hit at the National Security Agency in the wake of controversy over the agency’s surveillance activities, according to former officials who say they are dismayed that President Obama has not visited the agency to show his support.

A White House spokeswoman, Caitlin Hayden, noted that top White House officials have been to the agency to “express the president’s support and appreciation for all that NSA does to keep us safe.”

It is not clear whether or when Obama might travel the 23 miles up the Baltimore-Washington Parkway to visit Fort Meade, the NSA’s headquarters in Maryland, but agency employees are privately voicing frustration at what they perceive as White House ambivalence amid the pounding the agency has taken from critics.

An NSA spokeswoman had no comment.

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More News On The Decline In Morale At The NSA

NSA Morale is Down After Edward Snowden Leaks -- Time
NSA Staffers Feeling Neglected By Obama, Would Very Much Like Him To Stop By -- Huffington Post
NSA Employees Feel 'Beaten Down' After Snowden Leaks, Report Finds -- Government Executive
Morale plummets at the NSA -- Tech Eye

My Comment: This is laughable .... The NSA Would Really Appreciate a Visit From President Obama (New York Magazine) .... memo to NSA staff .... considering the heat among his own base it will be a cold day in hell before President Obama visits the NSA.

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