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EDUCATE...The nation’s brightest young minds to consider careers in STEM and cyber related fields
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STIMULATE...Robust dialog with the American public on cyber policy, technology, and privacy
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COMMEMORATE...Those who “served in silence” with valor and distinction, especially those who gave their lives in service
THE NCF VISION
Influence the cryptologic future by sharing our educational resources, stimulating new knowledge, & commemorating our heritage.
1956: First Civilian NSA Deputy Director Joseph Ream
19 September 1956: First civilian deputy director of NSA, Joseph Ream.
In 1956, President Eisenhower demanded that NSA appoint a civilian deputy director. This was seen as an important innovation in an agency that depended on superior civilian talent, but was nonetheless top-heavy with military officers. President Eisenhower was known to favor the imposition of business principles on the Department of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense Donald Quarles was instructed to enlist someone from the corporate world. Quarles knew just the man. Mr. Ream, still retired in Florida, was well known to Quarles as a former top corporate executive, and was available. Despite Mr. Ream's reservations, Quarles convinced him to take the job and he formally took over in February 1957.
Mr. Ream brought a refreshing new outlook to cryptology and laid the basis for NSA's subsequent use of civilians in that position. However, cryptology was not his field in and August of the same year, he accepted a job heading CBS's Washington, DC office.
(Above text is from the January 1999 NSA Newsletter.)
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The NCF's Vision is to advance the nation’s interest in cyber and cryptology through leadership, education, and partnerships.
The NCF Mission: Strengthen trust in the digital ecosystem to ensure democracy and freedom in the following ways:
Educate: We educate and engage our citizens to be cyber smart individuals, and we develop pathways for our future cyber and cryptologic workforce.
Engage: We engage and convene partners to address emerging cyber and cryptologic issues.
Commemorate: We commemorate our cryptologic history and those who served.
The Foundation provides exceptional cryptologic programs, encourages young minds to learn about cryptology and to explore cyber-related career opportunities, hosts educational, cryptology-related exhibits at various community events, and honors the people— past and present—whose contributions to our national security protect and make possible our way of life.
The NCF also provides needed support to the National Cryptologic Museum (NCM), the first public museum in the U.S. Intelligence Community. Located adjacent to the National Security Agency (NSA) in Maryland, the NCM houses a unique and priceless collection of artifacts that represent our Nation's history in code making and code breaking, as well as a world class library of cryptologic media. The NCF has acquired rare and invaluable artifacts for the Museum and helps to support new educational and interactive exhibits.
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