Obama set to name Navy admiral as next NSA chief
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has announced that Navy admiral Mike Rogers is President Barack Obama's choice to lead the National Security Agency (NSA).
Vice Adm. Rogers, who is the head of the Navy's Cyber Command and a former intelligence director for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has also been nominated to get a fourth star and head U.S. Cyber Command, Fox News reports.
Rogers is going to replace Army General Keith Alexander, who is retiring in mid-March, and he faces the challenge of revamping the way the agency collects and stores its data, as it has been embroiled in controversy over its secret surveillance programs and massive collection of phone and Internet information without the knowledge of citizens.