A longtime civilian chief on the Nationwide Safety Company and Protection Division has been chosen because the successor to NSA Deputy Director George Barnes.
Wendy Noble most lately served as a senior DOD official overseeing international partnerships. From 2019-22 Noble labored because the NSA’s government director, its No. 2 civilian place.
Noble would be the third lady to carry the deputy director place within the 70-plus yr historical past of the spy company.
As deputy director Noble will operate because the NSA’s chief working officer, the company mentioned in a press launch. She is going to handle how the company executes its technique, set up coverage, oversee operations, and supervise the senior civilian management. Noble additionally will probably be tasked with supporting what the press launch known as the U.S. “protection and intelligence enterprise within the formulation of nationwide safety insurance policies.”
As government director on the company, Noble managed operational methods and put insurance policies in place, the discharge mentioned.
Barnes held the deputy director place for six years.
“I’m assured in Wendy’s means to steer NSA as the following Deputy Director,” Gen. Paul Nakasone, the company’s director, mentioned in a ready assertion. “She has constantly been acknowledged for her excellent contributions and dedication to our mission.”
The change comes as Nakasone prepares to retire. His anticipated successor atop the NSA and U.S. Cyber Command — Air Drive Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh — is at the moment caught up in a months-long political blockade within the Senate.
Military Maj. Gen. William Hartman, who’s President Joe Biden’s decide to function the No. 2 chief at Cyber Command, is equally awaiting motion on his nomination within the Senate.
At this time, @SecDef designated and @POTUS accredited Ms. Wendy Noble to function NSA’s twentieth Deputy Director and senior civilian chief, turning into the third lady within the 70-plus yr historical past of NSA to carry this place. https://t.co/3QTHqA7aYH pic.twitter.com/R0o02N1gks
— NSA/CSS (@NSAGov) August 30, 2023
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Suzanne Smalley is a reporter masking privateness, disinformation and cybersecurity coverage for The File. She was beforehand a cybersecurity reporter at CyberScoop and Reuters. Earlier in her profession Suzanne lined the Boston Police Division for the Boston Globe and two presidential marketing campaign cycles for Newsweek. She lives in Washington along with her husband and three youngsters.
