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ARCYBER Commander Nakasone Nominated To Lead NSA

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, February 14th, 2018

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ARCYBER Commander Nakasone Nominated To Lead NSA

LTG Paul M. Nakasone_ ARCYBER Commanding General_release on 14OCT2016

President Trump nominated Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone, head of Army Cyber Command, on Tuesday to be the next director of the National Security Agency (NSA). If confirmed by the Senate, Nakasone would take over the dual-hatted role of leading the country’s top intelligence gathering agency and U.S. Cyber Command, the Department of Defense’s lead cyber defense unit.Nakasone would succeed Adm. Mike Rogers, who previously detailed plans to retire in the spring.Rob Joyce, the White House cyber security coordinator, first announced…

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