Report: NSA director modeled a war room after Star Trek's Enterprise to impress officials [pic]

We know the IRS spent in the neighborhood of $60,000 for a Star Trek parody video, but years earlier the man who is now the Director of the National Security Agency designed a “war room” inspired by the USS Enterprise from Star Trek. The doors reportedly even make the “whoosh” sound when they slide open and closed:

NSA director modeled war room after Star Trek's Enterprise http://t.co/6IhGtmwo57

— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) September 13, 2013

We’re surprised it didn’t come complete with an animatronic Sulu and Chekov:

“Your tax dollars are being used to spy on you and create Star Trek like command centers from which the NSA can… http://t.co/TUI7zlPC9C

— John Doe (@Healthenlight) September 13, 2013

@NewsHour then this makes sense @TheWrap http://t.co/vsWxgys3DZ

— Richard Stellar (@ElderWatchGroup) September 13, 2013

Your tax dollars, America MT/@NewsHour: NSA director modeled war room after Star Trek's Enterprise http://t.co/MM876kbrA5

— Evan Pérez (@evanperez) September 13, 2013

How did Alexander get that constructed? Probably by presenting his plan and channeling Capt. Picard:

Make it so… RT @NewsHour NSA director modeled war room after Star Trek's Enterprise http://t.co/LM732MDTcR

— Michelle Pace Wood (@mp_wood) September 13, 2013