David Rosenberg is the author of Pine Gap, the only book by an NSA officer that details how the NSA conducts Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) surveillance using satellites. He details the types of intelligence collected during the two Iraq wars, the Balkans conflict, and Afghanistan after 9/11 and the War on Terror, as well as many other events that occurred within Operations at Pine Gap. He held a Top Secret / SCI (Sensitive Compartmented Intelligence) security clearance with the NSA and discusses the ethics of government eavesdropping, a topic that exploded onto mainstream media after the Edward Snowden revelations, and how the NSA works to collect Communications Intelligence (COMINT) ethically and legally.
David worked for the NSA for 23 years, including 18 years in Operations at the Joint Defense Facility Pine Gap in Alice Springs. As an Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) signals analyst and manager for his team, he was responsible for his team's efforts in evaluating the function, capabilities, performance, and vulnerability assessment of all types of radar, associated weapon systems such as Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMs), ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and countermeasure techniques / tactics from countries that posed a military threat to the United States. When he left the agency, he was the United States government's longest serving technical liaison officer in Australia.
He has spoken at intelligence conferences and corporate events, as well as contributing to discussions about Pine Gap on various radio and television programs. As the technical and creative consultant to the major Screentime television production 'Pine Gap' for Netflix, he provided believability and authenticity in the Operations environment and signals intelligence collection scenarios, character development, Operations dialog, set design, and computer simulation display of signals.
He enjoys community service work, having held vice-chairman and fundraising chairman roles on two charities and currently resides in Sydney with his wife and family.