[twinge]

The program cost comes directly from the slides: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Prism_slide_5.jpg

[marshray]

And everything the NSA puts on Powerpoint about its own budget is true?

[wavefunction]

I guess it depends on the audience the presentation is intended for, but if it's internal I'd hope they weren't lying to themselves.

[marshray]

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/06/former-nsa-empl...

Dr. Charlie Miller, former NSA global network exploitation analyst, @0xcharlie: While I was at the NSA (2000-2005) we were told it was against the law to spy on Americans and if you did it you'd be terminated. In retrospect, it was going on even then. I'm not surprised the heads there lie to Americans, but I'm surprised they lied even to their own employees.