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NSA Has Gotten So Big, Area Around It Has 112 Acres Of Parking SpacesRaw StoryJul. 22, 2010 |
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 In yet another terrifying expose, The Washington Post continues to lift the veil on just how massive the US government’s spying operation has become. Dana Priest — whose Pulitzer prize winning journalism exposed the existence of U.S. secret prisons abroad, continues in today’s story to show just how much money is being shelled out to the private companies that now operate the lion’s share of America’s spy network. It’s not just AT&T that operates or once operated a secret call center in San Francisco intercepting your phone calls anymore: From the road, it’s impossible to tell how large the NSA has become, even though its buildings occupy 6.3 million square feet – about the size of the Pentagon – and are surrounded by 112 acres of parking spaces. As massive as that might seem, documents indicate that the NSA is only going to get bigger: 10,000 more workers over the next 15 years; $2 billion to pay for just the first phase of expansion; an overall increase in size that will bring its building space throughout the Fort Meade cluster to nearly 14 million square feet. Read More |
