SF 820 - National Security Agency Scientific Advisory Board

25 November 1998. Thanks to Jennifer Spaeth, Committee Management Officer, <jspaeth@osd.pentagon.mil> (703) 695-4281
Source: http://policyworks.gov/org/main/mc/index-r.htm. Go to FACA Reports, DoD

NSA designated officers for the NSASAB: David Kokalis, Linda Warner (301) 688-6449

4. Is this New During Fiscal Year?	5. Current Charter	6. Expected Renewal Date	7. Expected Term Date
No	2/28/96	2/28/98	2/28/98

9. Agency Recommendation for Next FY	10a.Legislation Req to Terminate?	10b.Legislation Pending?
Continue	No

12. Specific Establishment Authority	13. Effective Date	14. Committee Type	14c. Presidential?
NSA REG. 11-3	1/1/53	Continuing	No

Not Stated	11/13/96 11/14/96
Not Stated	4/10/97 4/11/97
Not Stated	5/15/97 5/16/97
Not Stated	7/8/97 7/9/97
Not Stated	9/9/97 9/10/97

	Current Fiscal Year	Next Fiscal Year
18a(1) Personnel Pmts to Non-Federal Members	$8,650	$12,000
18a(2) Personnel Pmts to Federal Members	$7,950	$10,000
18a(3) Personnel Pmts to Federal Staff	$191,040	$191,040
18a(4) Personnel Pmts to Non-member Consultants	$0	$0
18b(1) Travel and Per Diem to Non-Federal Members	$20,566	$40,000
18b(2) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Members	$0	$0
18b(3) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Staff	$0	$0
18b(4) Travel and Per Diem to Non-Member Consultants	$0	$0
18c.Other(rents,user charges,graphics,printing,mail etc.)	$2,000	$2,000
18d Total	$230,206	$255,040
19. Federal Staff Support Years	2.5	2.5

20a. How does the Committee accomplish its purpose?

The NSA Scientific Advisory Board (NSASAB) receives its tasks from the Director, NSA, in response to specific needs for specialized studies, reports, etc., identified to him by his senior executives. Tasks so identified are deemed to be of such significance to the accomplishment of the Agency's mission as to warrant an objective outsider's viewpoint. The NSASAB then accomplishes these tasks either in a committee-of-the whole or through smaller subcommittees formed from its membership and other duly appointed consultants. The results of these studies are presented to the Director and senior management is in the form of findings, conclusions, and recommendations. A number of reports prepared by the Board have resulted in a) significant improvements in relations with other Intelligence Community entities, b) heightened awareness and subsequent action by the Intelligence Community on a highly sensitive and timely issue, c) identification of state-of-the-art initiatives that the Agency might pursue to meet its future missions and d) improved exploitation of high interest signals intelligence.

20b. How does the Committee balance its membership?

Membership of the NSA Scientific Advisory Board is carefully selected to provide the broadest representation of technologies that pertain to the various technical interests, missions and operations of the Agency. Emphasis is placed on the following technical areas: electronics, military operations, computer and associated technologies, telecommunications, satellite communications, nuclear weapons and energy, signals intelligence, communications security, mathematics and aerospace. Representation is distributed among experts in these fields from the academic, industrial, military and governmental sectors.

20c. How frequent and relevant are the Committee meetings?

The NSASAB meets at the call of the Director, NSA/Chief, CSS, to deliberate on issues presented to it by the Director and to provide him with its considered opinions and recommendations thereto. During FY 97 the NSASAB met five times and the Math Panel met one time (generally in two day sessions). Without these meetings, at which members are briefed on the issues under study, deliberate, and prepare reports and recommendations, the NSASAB could not accomplish the tasks assigned to it by the Director, NSA.

20d. Why can't the advice or information this committee provides be obtained elsewhere?

Members of the NSASAB coflegially possess a unique composite of broadly based experience and technical knowledge that make them particularly effective in providing objective and valuable advice on Agency operations. Their broad past and present association in industry and govermment ensures that the Agency benefits from the widest source of ideas on a given issue

1. Department or Agency	2. Fiscal Year
Department of Defense	1997

3. Committee or SubCommittee	3b. GSA Committee No.
National Security Agency Scientific Advisory Board	423

8a. Was Terminated During FY?	8b. Specific Termination Authority	8c.Actual Termination Date
No	NSA REG. 11-3

16a. Total Number of Reports	1
16b. Report Titles and Dates