{"id":18174,"date":"2023-03-16T12:04:55","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T16:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/?post_type=press-releases&#038;p=18174"},"modified":"2023-03-16T12:07:36","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T16:07:36","slug":"watch-sen-ossoff-secures-commitment-from-head-of-national-security-agency-to-visit-ft-gordon","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/watch-sen-ossoff-secures-commitment-from-head-of-national-security-agency-to-visit-ft-gordon\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>WATCH: Sen. Ossoff Secures Commitment from Head of National Security Agency to Visit Ft. Gordon<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Washington, D.C. \u2014&nbsp;<\/strong>U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, a member of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, is continuing his work to support military and Intelligence Community missions at Ft. Gordon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. Ossoff is working to strengthen NSA Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee hearing last week, Sen. Ossoff secured a commitment from the Director of the NSA, General Paul Nakasone, to join him to meet with personnel at NSA Georgia on base at Ft. Gordon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>General Nakasone committed to visiting the facility and inspecting its academic and cyber capabilities \u2014 ensuring NSA Georgia remains a key hub for national security activity and innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Z6LUDDBTtxA\"><strong>Click here to watch Sen. Ossoff\u2019s line of questioning.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image002-3-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18172\" width=\"641\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image002-3-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image002-3-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image002-3-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image002-3-1536x862.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image002-3-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image002-3.png 1913w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Please find a transcript below:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEN. OSSOFF:<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cSpeaking of technology, and General Nakasone, General, I have an offer I think you can\u2019t refuse. You have, of course, tremendous assets and personnel in Georgia: NSA Georgia,&nbsp;the Cyber Center for Excellence at Fort Gordon,&nbsp;just around the corner from Augusta University\u2019s Cyber Center as well, an academic resource there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI would like to invite you to join me \u2014 and perhaps we can get some barbeque and pecan pie as well \u2014 to visit with your personnel at NSA Georgia, and\/or at the Georgia Tech Research Institute, which, based in Atlanta with facilities across the country, is conducting much of the advanced research consistent with the Chairman\u2019s commitment to technology as a key frontier in our national security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo will you join me in Georgia, General?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GENERAL NAKASONE:<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cI will, Senator.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEN. OSSOFF<\/strong>: \u201cLooking forward to that and appreciate the commitment.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. \u2014&nbsp;U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, a member of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, is continuing his work to support military and Intelligence Community missions at Ft. Gordon. Sen. Ossoff is working to strengthen NSA Georgia. In a U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee hearing last week, Sen. 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