Talk:Communications Security Establishment
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[edit] Clarification
The reference to 'National Defense Dept.' is not clear to me.
They answer to the Minister of National Defence (with a "C" ;) ) as you can see here: http://www.cse-cst.gc.ca/privacy/parliament-e.html
[edit] Recently dead link
This web page recently went offline; I'm noting it here in case it resurfaces...
— Matt 08:07, 4 May 2004 (UTC)
As I understood it the actual name is CSE:National Defense. That's what I have seen CSE called on their collective agreements when I worked at a federal labour law library. Dan Carkner
- They seem to use "Communications Security Establishment" on their website. Their FAQ says, "2. When was CSE established? A:
CSE was formally established, by an Order-in-Council, in 1946 as the Communications Branch, National Research Council. In 1975, it was renamed the Communications Security Establishment and moved to the National Defence portfolio". I'd hazard an uninformed guess that the qualifier "National Defence" indicates what department of government the agency falls under. — Matt Crypto 19:56, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Building
They're still in the Sir Leonard Tilley Building, not the Sir Edward Drake building (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECHELON). However, they are slowly moving (expanding) back into the SED.
Maybe a part of the Canadian part of ECHELON could be incorporated here? They're a little off with some of the numbers, though. As for the source of the 1600+ staff, see http://www.hrma-agrh.gc.ca/pas-srp/report-rapport_e.asp?cat=f
The press kit (http://www.cse-cst.gc.ca/documents/media-room/media-kit.pdf) gives 2004 numbers at 1200 people, budget of almost $200CAD, almost double the $110CAD stated in the ECHELON page.
The biannual Ottawa Artsfest is also the only way I know of that a person can gain access to the building and at least walk through the halls. This is quite a treat, since in 2004, they had a Cray MP in one of the foyers, and in 2006, a Cray X-MP/24 (like the Y-MP but with dark blue instead of red panels).
I don't really know what kind of information should go into the CSE page, but I've been there (2004, 2006) and I have a friend who works there.
