I've known a couple of NSA programmers in the late-80s and through the 90s, and they were very good to the very best. I don't find it difficult to believe they can manage to get good people ... well, before Snowden et. al.
Whoever they got to do the power system for their new Utah site ... failed rather hard.
From memory there are regular power disruptions that cost "$100,000" each time. Now checking with Google: https://www.google.com/search?q=nsa+utah+power I see/remember this is delaying the opening of the site.
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I've known a couple of NSA programmers in the late-80s and through the 90s, and they were very good to the very best. I don't find it difficult to believe they can manage to get good people ... well, before Snowden et. al.
Whoever they got to do the power system for their new Utah site ... failed rather hard.
Can you elaborate on this?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2013/10/07/the-nsas-...
From memory there are regular power disruptions that cost "$100,000" each time. Now checking with Google: https://www.google.com/search?q=nsa+utah+power I see/remember this is delaying the opening of the site.