NSA Director Nominee Vice Admiral Rogers: NSA Just Needs Better Public Relations

U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Michael Rogers testifies at the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington March 11, 2014. Credit: REUTERS/Gary Cameron

NSA Just Needs Better Public Relations, Says Incoming NSA Chief Rogers -- Defense One

President Obama’s pick to take over the National Security Agency, Vice Admiral Michael Rogers, told Congress that he has no serious reform agenda for the agency except for in one area: public relations. The NSA’s main problem, Rogers said in his Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday, is not the controversial stockpiling of personal data, nor the tactic of subverting encryption standards, but that the agency didn’t effectively communicate its reasons for doing so.

Rogers’ confirmation hearing for his parallel role as the military’s U.S. Cyber Command commander – the NSA post does not require Senate approval – provided a rare opportunity for lawmakers and the public to hear his opinion on privacy, which has been relatively unknown.

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My Comment: The NSA needs a lot more than just better PR .... start by stopping indiscriminate spying and surveillance.