Tuesday, April 24, 2012

New U.S. Director To Head The National Reconnaissance Office

First Woman Tapped To Lead Spy Satellite Agency: Exclusive -- AOL Defense

WASHINGTON: For the first time in its storied history, the secretive builder and operator of America's spy satellites, the National Reconnaissance Office, will be run by a woman.

In the best Washington tradition, the news went out just before 5 p.m on a Friday when the NRO's director in waiting, Betty Sapp, sent an email to her colleagues. Sapp, currently principal deputy director at the spysat agency, will move up one slot and replace NRO Director Bruce Carlson, who many credit with turning around the agency's problem-plagued acquisition system.

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My Comment: Another glass ceiling broken for women in the intelligence community.

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