Rick H. Ledgett Jr. Named Deputy Director of the NSA

GEN Keith Alexander – Commander, U.S. Cyber Command/Director, NSA/Chief, CSS – is pleased to announce that Richard "Rick" Ledgett is now the 15th Deputy Director of the National Security Agency. In his new role as the senior civilian at NSA, Ledgett acts as the agency's chief operating officer – guiding strategies, setting internal policies, and serving as the principal adviser to the Director. He is an award-winning intelligence professional who, for more than 35 total years, has worked as a collector, analyst, manager, and senior leader. He replaced John "Chris" Inglis, who retired from the position this month. This week the administration approved the selection and the Secretary of Defense announced it. "Rick has demonstrated his exceptional leadership in a series of increasingly important positions within NSA and at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence," GEN Alexander said. "He has a long, distinguished career in intelligence, having served as the Chief of the NSA/CSS Threat Operations Center; the first National Intelligence Manager for Cyber and principal adviser to the Director of National Intelligence on cyber matters; and most recently as the lead for NSA's Media Leaks Task Force."