Director of the National Security Agency


Director of the National Security Agency - DIRNSA -


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Acting Director General Paul M. Nakasone Since May 4, 2018

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
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

[1] Biography - Deputy Director, National Security Agency. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014 ; accessed on May 31, 2018 (English).

[2] Central Security Service (CSS). Archived from the original on January 17, 2009 ; accessed on May 31, 2018 (English).

[3] ttp://www.defense.gov/home/features/2013/0713_cyberdomain/ ( Memento from July 30, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )

[5] Department of Defense, Directive 5100.20 of January 26, 2010

[nsa-directors-6] NSA: Former Directors - NSA / CSS ( English ) National Security Agency. January 15, 2009. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.

[WA16-7] Ellen Nakashima: Senate confirms Paul Nakasone to lead the NSA, US Cyber Command. April 24, 2018, accessed May 31, 2018 .

[4] 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