Director of the National Security Agency

The Director of the National Security Agency (DIRNSA) is the highest-ranking official of the National Security Agency, which is a defense agency within the U.S. Department of Defense. The director of the NSA also concurrently serves as the chief of the Central Security Service (CHCSS) and as the commander of U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM). As the director of the NSA and the chief of the CSC, the officeholder reports to the under secretary of defense for intelligence, and as the commander of U.S. Cyber Command, the officeholder reports directly to the secretary of defense.

According to 10 U.S.C. § 201 of the United States Code, the director of the NSA is recommended by the secretary of defense and nominated for appointment by the president. The nominee must be confirmed via majority vote by the Senate. In accordance with Department of Defense Directive 5100.20, dated 23 December 1971, the director of the NSA must always be a commissioned officer of the military services. As the assignment is currently part of a tri-hatted position, the director of the NSA is appointed to the grade of a four-star general or admiral during the period of his incumbency. The director's deputy is always a technically experienced civilian.

AFSA directors

The Armed Forces Security Agency was the predecessor to the National Security Agency and existed from 1949 to 1952.

NSA directors

References

External links

• List of former NSA directors

1. Deputy Director of the National Security Agency
2. National Security Agency
3. United States Army Security Agency
4. Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
5. Security agency
6. Central Security Service
7. Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
8. Timothy D. Haugh
9. Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
10. Deputy Director
11. Paul Nakasone
12. National Security Agency (Montenegro)
13. Michael Hayden (general)
14. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
15. National Testing Agency
16. Operations security
17. National Security Intelligence
18. Security Intelligence Agency
19. National Security Agency (Bahrain)
20. Director of National Intelligence