NSA To Close A Secretive Listening Post North of Yakima
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — The National Security Agency is closing a secretive listening post it has quietly operated near Yakima since the early 1970s. The Yakima Research Station is located within the U.S. Army's Yakima Training Center. The electronic eavesdropping operation has been linked to Echelon, a global surveillance network operated by the NSA. The office of U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings confirmed details of the closure. The Republican's district includes the NSA facility. A hastings spokesman says the closure is part of NSA's effort to streamline and reorganize its operations, with some of the Yakima functions moving to Colorado. The number of employees there is considered classified.