William O. Studeman
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William Oliver "Bill" Studeman (born January 16, 1940 in Brownsville , Texas ) is a retired American naval officer. He worked for the aviation company Northrop Grumman , was director of the National Security Agency (NSA) from 1988 to 1992 , director of Naval Intelligence and then as successor to Richard James Kerr vice director of the CIA from April 9, 1992 to July 3 1995.
Life
After Studeman took over the NSA on August 1, 1988, he found a number of problems, most notably staff disagreements, left by William E. Odom's directorate. He was still trying to impose his favorite projects on Studeman. So Odom insisted on the extremely expensive idea of making reconnaissance satellites viable in the face of a possible Soviet attack. The NSA thought more of investing in telecommunications intelligence.
Funds were still flowing into the US military and security under Ronald Reagan in 1988 when Studeman became NSA director. The NSA grew and it was suspected that it was engaged in industrial espionage. According to Studeman, the agency used intelligence gathering to gather data against other states that were gathering material for industrial espionage against the United States.
After his time at NSA, Studeman became Vice President and Deputy Managing Director at TRW Automotive .
Awards
Selection of decorations, sorted based on the Order of Precedence of Military Awards :
Web links
- William O. Studeman in nndb (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Studeman, William O. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Studeman, William Oliver; Studeman, Bill |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American naval officer and intelligence officer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 16, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brownsville , Texas |