Deputy Director of the National Security Agency

The Deputy Director of the National Security Agency is the highest-ranking civilian within the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Central Security Service (CSS). The Deputy Director reports to the Director of the NSA and is required to be a technically-experienced civilian.[1]

The current deputy director is Mr. John C. (Chris) Inglis.

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NSA deputy directors

Deputy directors of AFSA

The Armed Forces Security Agency (AFSA) was the predecessor to the NSA.

# Deputy Director Term
1* S. P. Collins, USA
Joseph Wenger, USN
Roy H. Lynn, USAF		 Nov. 1950-Apr. 1951
2 Travis Hetherington, USAF 1951-1952

*From November 1950 to April 1951, there was a Deputy Director for each service.

Deputy directors of NSA

# Vice Director Term
1 Joseph Wenger 1952–1953
2 John Ackerman 1953–1956
3 John A. Samford June 1956
# Deputy Director Term
4 Joseph H. Ream 1956-1957
5 H. T. Engstrom 1957-1958
6 Louis W. Tordella 1958-1974
7 Benson K. Buffham 1974–1978
8 Robert E. Drake 1978–1980
9 Ann Z. Caracristi 1980–1982
10 Robert E. Rich 1982–1986
11 Charles R. Lord 1986–1988
12 Gerald R. Young 1988–1990
13 Robert L. Prestel 1990–1994
14 William P. Crowell 1994–1997
15 Barbara A. McNamara 1997–2000
16 William B. Black, Jr. 2000–2006
17 John C. (Chris) Inglis 2006–present

References

  1. ^ "About NSA". National Security Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-08-02. http://web.archive.org/web/20080802093150/http://www.nsa.gov/about/about00018.cfm. Retrieved 2008-12-21. 
Deputy Directors of the National Security Agency
Collins*  Wenger*  Lynn* • Hetherington* • Wenger** • Ackerman** • Samford** • Ream • Engstrom • Tordella • Buffham • Drake • Caracristi • Rich • Lord • Young • Prestel • Crowell • McNamara • Black • Inglis
*denotes Deputy Director of AFSA   **denotes Vice Director of NSA