
The Puzzle Palace, Body of Secrets

OSS '01: Mr. James Bamford, Author. For extraordinary investigative journalism over the course of an entire career, but in particular for two signal contributions to the literature of intelligence—The Puzzle Palace (1982) and Body of Secrets (2001). Each of these served both the public and the National Security Agency by bringing to light both the heroism and vital contributions of its cyberspace warriors, and the deficiencies in government requiring repair. To have penetrated this target using only legal and ethical means—open sources—is a testament to the author's skill.

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