Director, National Security Agency

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United States government position intelligence agency director role

The Director of the National Security Agency is the senior U.S. intelligence and military official who leads the NSA’s signals intelligence and cybersecurity operations and often concurrently serves as the head of U.S. Cyber Command.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States government position ⓘ intelligence agency director role ⓘ
advises	Director of National Intelligence ⓘ
appointedBy	Secretary of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ
confirmedBy	United States Senate ⓘ
coordinatesWith	allied foreign signals intelligence agencies ⓘ other U.S. intelligence agencies ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
createdBy	National Security Council Intelligence Directive No. 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ
dateEstablished	1952 ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	DIRNSA NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	NSA civilian workforce ⓘ NSA military personnel ⓘ
headOf	National Security Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedAt	NSA headquarters, Fort Meade, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ
memberOf	United States Intelligence Community NERFINISHED ⓘ
mustComplyWith	Executive Order 12333 NERFINISHED ⓘ Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act NERFINISHED ⓘ
oftenAlsoHoldsPosition	Chief, Central Security Service NERFINISHED ⓘ Commander, United States Cyber Command NERFINISHED ⓘ
oversees	U.S. government cybersecurity defense for national security systems ⓘ U.S. signals intelligence collection ⓘ signals intelligence support to U.S. military operations ⓘ signals intelligence support to U.S. policymakers ⓘ
participatesIn	United States national security policy process ⓘ
partOf	Department of Defense ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Defense
rankRequirement	four-star flag officer ⓘ
reportsTo	Secretary of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ
requires	commissioned officer in the U.S. Armed Forces ⓘ
responsibleFor	cryptologic activities ⓘ cybersecurity operations ⓘ developing cryptographic standards for national security systems ⓘ information assurance programs ⓘ protecting U.S. national security information systems ⓘ signals intelligence operations ⓘ
roleInPeacetime	conducts cybersecurity and information assurance activities ⓘ conducts foreign signals intelligence collection ⓘ
roleInWartime	provides cryptologic support to combatant commanders ⓘ
securityClearanceRequirement	Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information ⓘ
strategicObjective	defend U.S. critical information infrastructure ⓘ support U.S. national security and foreign policy decision-making ⓘ
subjectTo	U.S. law and executive orders governing intelligence activities ⓘ
termLength	not fixed by statute ⓘ
typicalRank	four-star admiral ⓘ four-star general ⓘ
worksWith	Department of Homeland Security on cybersecurity matters ⓘ National Security Council NERFINISHED ⓘ

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United States Department of Defense positions → hasPart → Director, National Security Agency ⓘ

subject surface form: United States Department of Defense position