Chief of the Central Security Service

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The Chief of the Central Security Service is the senior U.S. military officer who leads the Central Security Service and serves as a key figure in coordinating signals intelligence and information assurance activities across the armed forces.

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Chief of the Central Security Service canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States military office
military position
alsoHoldsOffice Commander of U.S. Cyber Command
Director of the National Security Agency
appointedBy Secretary of Defense
confirmedBy United States Senate
coordinatesWith Joint Chiefs of Staff
combatant commands
other U.S. Intelligence Community elements
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Department of Defense
domain cyber operations
information assurance
signals intelligence
goal ensure effective and unified military signals intelligence
ensure protection of military information systems
hasAbbreviation CHCSS
Chief, CSS
headOf Central Security Service
inception 1972
legalBasis Department of Defense directives
surface form: Department of Defense directives on NSA/CSS

National Security Agency Act of 1959
memberOf United States Armed Forces leadership
surface form: Department of Defense senior leadership

Director of National Intelligence
surface form: United States Intelligence Community leadership
nominatedBy President of the United States
oversees joint-service cryptologic activities
military elements of the Central Security Service
partOf Central Security Service
rankRequirement general or flag officer
reportsTo Director of National Intelligence
United States Secretary of Defense
surface form: Secretary of Defense
responsibleFor cryptologic support to U.S. military operations
information assurance coordination across the U.S. armed forces
integration of military cryptologic activities
policy guidance for military cryptologic activities
signals intelligence coordination across the U.S. armed forces
standardization of cryptologic procedures across the services
scope joint-service
worldwide operations
seat Fort Meade, Maryland
worksAt Fort Meade, Maryland
worksWith Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command
U.S. Navy Information Warfare community
surface form: Naval Information Warfare commands

United States intelligence community in signals intelligence
surface form: Service Cryptologic Components

Sixteenth Air Force
Army Intelligence and Security Command
surface form: U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Paul M. Nakasone positionHeld Chief of the Central Security Service
General Timothy D. Haugh positionHeld Chief of the Central Security Service
subject surface form: Timothy D. Haugh