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.

U.S. Senate Testimony Of Vice Admiral And NSA Director Nominee Michael Rogers

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

Michael Rogers Goes Before Senate Committee To Outline Vision For NSA -- The Guardian

Rogers, selected to replace Keith Alexander, only testifying because of simultaneous nomination to head Cyber Command

The likely next director of the National Security Agency will testify on Tuesday for the first time about his new job, in perhaps the agency’s best chance for a post-Edward Snowden reboot.

Vice Admiral Michael Rogers will field major questions about the future of NSA surveillance and the protection of the internet before the Senate armed services committee, his first opportunity to outline his vision for the world’s most controversial intelligence service since being nominated to lead it in January.

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More News On The Testimony Vice Admiral And NSA Director Nominee Michael Rogers

National Security Nominations Hearing (recorded) -- C-SPAN
Watch now: Senate confirmation hearing for Navy Vice Admiral Michael Rogers as director of NSA -- Reuters
NSA nominee defends bulk data collection -- AFP
U.S. NSA nominee backs protection for companies in any cyber law -- Reuters
N.S.A. Nominee Reports Cyberattacks on Ukraine Government -- New York Times
OVERNIGHT TECH: NSA nominee heads to Hill -- The Hill

President Obama Names Navy Vice Admiral Rogers As NSA Director

Photo: Navy Vice Adm. Michael S. Rogers, who currently serves as the U.S. Fleet Cyber Command commander and commander of the U.S. 10th Fleet, is President Barack Obama's nominee to become the next commander of U.S. Cyber Command, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in a DOD news release issued Jan. 30, 2014. U.S. Navy photo

Vice-Admiral Michael Rogers To Take Command Of Embattled NSA -- The Guardian

Rogers is currently commander of navy Fleet Cyber Command
Richard Ledgett will become the NSA's new deputy director
New leaders to face ongoing fallout from Snowden disclosures

The embattled National Security Agency is about to get new leaders to deal with the ongoing fallout from whistleblower Edward Snowden’s surveillance disclosures.

Vice-admiral Michael Rogers, the commander of the US navy’s tenth fleet and its Fleet Cyber Command, will take over from NSA Director Keith Alexander, who reluctantly became a global figure in the wake of the Snowden revelations.

Richard Ledgett, the head of the agency’s investigation into Snowden – who publicly floated the prospect of an amnesty for the former contractor – will become the NSA’s new deputy director and top civilian leader.

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More News On President Obama Naming Navy Vice Admiral Rogers As The Next NSA Director

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N.S.A. Choice Is Navy Expert on Cyberwar -- New York Times
NSA Pick Michael Rogers Is Steeped in Intelligence -- Wall Street Journal
U.S. government names Navy man to head beleaguered NSA -- Reuters
Navy admiral is pick for next head of NSA -- NBC
Obama Plans to Name Navy Vice Admiral Rogers as NSA Chief -- Bloomberg
Obama to name Navy's cyberwarfare chief to run NSA -- UPI
Obama to name Navy Vice-Adm Michael Rogers to lead NSA -- BBC
US President Obama nominates new NSA chief -- Deutsche Welle
Obama Taps Admiral to Run NSA -- Voice of America
US government names new head of NSA and US Cyber Command -- The Register
Hagel: Navy admiral to be next NSA chief -- USA Today
Hagel says Navy admiral is Obama's choice to take reins of NSA -- FOX News
Obama Taps Navy Man to Lead NSA -- Time
Navy 3-star nominated to helm NSA/Cyber Command -- Army Times
Obama to Nominate Navy Admiral as NSA Director -- Defense One
Obama Picks Navy Admiral For NSA; Keeps CyberCom Ties -- Breaking Defense
Obama selects Navy cryptologist to head NSA -- Computerworld

President Obama Nominates Vice Admiral Mike Rogers To Head The NSA

Navy Cyber Warfare Chief Is Obama's Pick To Lead NSA -- L.A. Times

Vice Adm. Michael S. Rogers would succeed Gen. Keith Alexander, whose retirement had been planned before the leaking of U.S. secrets roiled the spy agency.

WASHINGTON — Navy cryptologist Michael S. Rogers is President Obama's top choice to take over the embattled National Security Agency — which conducts electronic surveillance operations worldwide — and the Pentagon's cyber warfare command, officials say.

Rogers' experience includes 30 years in the Navy, where he rose to vice admiral and managed the intelligence portfolio for the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Currently, he runs the Navy's cyber warfare arm.

If confirmed by the Senate, Rogers, 54, will succeed Gen. Keith Alexander, who is retiring after leading the NSA through one of the toughest periods in its history — the hemorrhaging of secrets by former contractor Edward Snowden. That will put Rogers in the public eye for the foreseeable future.

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More News On President Obama Nominating Vice Admiral Mike Rogers To Head The NSA

Obama signs off on nomination of Rogers as NSA director -- Washington Post
Navy admiral apparent choice to take reins of NSA -- Washington Post/AP
Report: Obama To Name US Admiral As New NSA Director -- Defense News/AFP
Obama to name Vice Adm. Michael Rogers as NSA head -- CBS
Admiral apparent choice to take reins of NSA -- Navy Times
Report: President Obama Nominates Michael Rogers to Lead NSA -- ExecutiveGov
Navy's Michael Rogers expected to be Obama's next NSA choice -- CNN