A second, more recent open-source publication by a US ‘outside expert’ on the NSA, James Bamford, also detailed the presence of NSA personnel at Pine Gap, a part of the liaison relationship between the United States Government (NSA) and Australia, as well as the satellite program.[10] Bamford also authored the first major revelatory publication of the NSA in 1983, The Puzzle Palace: Inside America’s Most Secret Intelligence Organisation.[11]
The only truly classified aspects of Pine Gap are those sources and methods that have not yet appeared in the public domain, either through publication or other open-source information. Some of the actual results of the intelligence collection efforts at Pine Gap have not been previously revealed, either officially or unofficially, but are made available to the general public in this book.
APPENDIX B—THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
INDEPENDENT AGENCY
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency (AFISRA)
Army Military Intelligence (MI)
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (MCIA)
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
National Security Agency (NSA)
Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence (OICI)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A)
Coast Guard Intelligence (CGI)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI)
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO)
Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS)
Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO)
Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation (DIGO)
Defence Signals Directorate (DSD)
Office of National Assessments (ONA)
APENDIX C—OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT FROM THE CIA
APPENDIX D—OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT FROM THE NSA
APENDIX E—SOME UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE OVERSEAS BENEFITS AT PINE GAP (1990–2008)
| BENEFITS IN PLACE IN OCTOBER 1990 AND AFTERWARDS | BENEFITS REDUCED OR DISCONTINUED (APPROXIMATE DATE) |
|---|---|
| 1990—10% pay increase for hardship tour | - |
| 1990—15 days of Home Leave per year | |
| 1990—Free housing, including furniture and utilities | |
| 1990—Paid American holidays (even when not working on the holiday) | |
| 1990—Option to bring car to Australia (no cost) | |
| 1990—American Post Office (APO) privileges | |
| 1990—Basic medical services | |
| 1990—Some medical treatment in Adelaide, sometimes including the cost of flights | |
| 1990—Education subsidy for dependent children | 1999—Subsidy reduced by about 20% |
| 1990—Free prescriptions, sunscreen, soap, shampoo | 1992—Discontinued |
| 1990—Free blood/cholesterol tests | 1994—Discontinued |
| 1990—Bus service to/from work and R&R bus runs | 2000—About half of all R&R runs eliminated |
| 2001—Some, not all, R&R runs reinstated | |
| 1990—Free business class flights (within cost limits) | 1997—Reduced money for R&R by about half to/from the USA for employee and family |
| 2006—Eliminated funds (~ $1000) to cover incidental costs during Turnaround | |
| 1990—Gym facilities (time spent at gym based on mission director’s approval) | 2008—Gym time limit changed at discretion of mission director to 30 minutes |
| 1990—Adelaide flats daily rent subsidised at $30/day | 1995—Daily rent raised to $65/day |
| 2000—Adelaide flats/medical aid discontinued | |
| 1990—No upper limit on time away from Base for R&R and Turnaround | 1995—Time away on R&R and Turnaround limited to 30 days |
| 1990—Free use of fully stocked lapidary shop | 1996—Lapidary shop closed |
| 1990—Base 4WD rental available for $0.25/km | 1996—Discontinued |
| 1990—Loan shed for employees (lawn mowers, tools, etc) | 1997—Reduced items available at the loan shed |
| 2002—Loan shed closed permanently | |
| 1990—Free Do-It-Yourself (DIY) program for employees (pergolas, garden material, etc) | 1999—Discontinued |
| 1990—Could upgrade to a larger house after three years when approved for a new two- or three-year tour | 2000—Eliminated tenure-based housing moves |
| 1990—Laura Creek tax-free alcohol, soft drinks, and tobacco ordering privilege through US Embassy | 2000—Discontinued |
| 1990—Free US cheque cashing through Finance | 2001—Discontinued |
| 2002—Motorpass fuel discount (tax-free fuel) | - |
| 2002—DEFCOM discount purchasing program |