Director of the National Security Agency
Director of the National Security Agency - DIRNSA - |
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National Security Agency logo | |
Acting Director General Paul M. Nakasone Since May 4, 2018 |
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Appointed by |
President of the United States |
First incumbent |
Maj Gen Ralph J. Canine 1952-1956 |
Current incumbent | General Paul Nakasone since May 4, 2018 |
Creation of office |
November 4, 1952 with the establishment of the NSA |
Salutation | Director or Sir |
Deputy | Deputy Director of the National Security Agency currently: Richard H. Ledgett |
Website | http://www.nsa.gov/ |
The Director of the National Security Agency (DIRNSA) is a government official of the United States of America and head of the US intelligence service National Security Agency (NSA), Chief of the Central Security Service , as well as Commander of the United States Cyber Command .
Requirements for appointment
Since DIRNSA also manages a military facility with the United States Cyber Command , the latter must be an officer in the armed forces of the United States of America . Usually a Lieutenant General ( Lt Gen or LTG , "3-Star General"; German Lieutenant General ) or a Vice Admiral ( VADM ; German Vice Admiral ) is deployed. The only DIRNSA so far who did not hold any of the aforementioned ranks when he was appointed was Major General (Maj Gen ; German Major General ) - and thus a rank below Lieutenant General - Ralph J. Canine , the first director of the NSA. However, many NSA directors are promoted to four-star general or admiral in office.
Usually the Minister of Defense proposes a candidate. The President appoints or nominates the potential new DIRNSA, whereby the candidate does not necessarily have to be proposed by the Defense Minister, the President is sovereign in this regard . The US Senate has to confirm the nomination by a simple majority .
tasks
DIRNSA is responsible for the operational and administrative control and coordination of all activities of the National Security Agency.
In the past the DIRNSA reported to the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). By directive of the Secretary of Defense (SecDef) he was subordinated to this directly or to one of his deputies (Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, USD (I)).
Previous directors
Previous directors of the National Security Agency were:
Life | Term of office | |||||||
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No. | rank | designation | Surname | * | † | Armed forces | from | to |
1 | Major General | Ralph J. Canine | 1895 | 1969 | United States | 1952 | 1956 | |
2 | Lieutenant General | John A. Samford | 1905 | 1968 | USAF | 1956 | 1960 | |
3 | Vice Admiral | Laurence H. Frost | 1902 | 1977 | USN | 1960 | 1962 | |
4th | Lieutenant General | Gordon A. Blake | 1910 | 1997 | USAF | 1962 | 1965 | |
5 | Lieutenant General | Marshall S. Carter | 1909 | 1993 | United States | 1965 | 1969 | |
6th | Vice Admiral, later Admiral | Noel AM Gayler | 1913 | 2011 | USN | 1969 | 1972 | |
7th | Lieutenant General, later General | Samuel Cochran Phillips | 1929 | 1990 | USAF | 1972 | 1973 | |
8th | Lieutenant General, later General | Lew Allen Jr. | 1925 | 2010 | USAF | 1973 | 1977 | |
9 | Vice Admiral, later Admiral | Bobby Ray Inman | 1931 | USN | 1977 | 1981 | ||
10 | Lieutenant General | Lincoln D. Faurer | 1928 | 2014 | USAF | 1981 | 1985 | |
11 | Lieutenant General | William E. Odom | 1932 | 2008 | United States | 1985 | 1988 | |
12 | Vice Admiral | William O. Studeman | 1940 | USN | 1988 | 1992 | ||
13 | Vice Admiral | John Michael McConnell | 1943 | USN | 1992 | 1996 | ||
14th | Lieutenant General | Kenneth A. Minihan | 1934 | USAF | 1996 | 1999 | ||
15th | Lieutenant General | Michael V. Hayden | 1945 | USAF | 1999 | 2005 | ||
16 | Lieutenant General, General from 2010 | Keith B. Alexander | 1951 | United States | 2005 | 2014 | ||
17th | admiral | Michael S. Rogers | 1959 | USN | 2014 | 2018 | ||
18th | general | Paul M. Nakasone | 1963 | United States | 2018 |
Individual evidence
- ^ Biography - Deputy Director, National Security Agency. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014 ; accessed on May 31, 2018 (English).
- ↑ Central Security Service (CSS). Archived from the original on January 17, 2009 ; accessed on May 31, 2018 (English).
- ↑ http://www.defense.gov/home/features/2013/0713_cyberdomain/ ( Memento from July 30, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
- ^ Department of Defense, Directive 5100.20 of January 26, 2010
- ^ NSA: Former Directors - NSA / CSS ( English ) National Security Agency. January 15, 2009. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ↑ Ellen Nakashima: Senate confirms Paul Nakasone to lead the NSA, US Cyber Command. April 24, 2018, accessed May 31, 2018 .
Remarks
- ↑ Lt Gen is the abbreviation for the US Air Force and the US Marine Corps whereas LTG the abbreviation for the US Army for the rank of Lieutenant General is