US National Security Agency Chief to be fired
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WASHINGTON, Nov 20, (APP/AFP) - The Defense Department and broader US government intelligence community have urged President Barack Obama to fire National Security Agency chief Admiral Michael Rogers, US media reported Saturday.
The reports came even as President-elect Donald Trump, currently in New York, was said to be considering Rogers as director of national intelligence himself.
"The recommendation, delivered to the White House last month, was made by Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter and Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr.," The Washington Post reported citing multiple US officials familiar with the case.
Action has been delayed, the paper said, since removing Rogers is linked to pending creation of "separate chains of command at the NSA and the military's cyberwarfare unit, a recommendation by Clapper and Carter that has been stalled because of other issues."
If selected by Trump, Rogers would succeed Clapper as the official who oversees all 17 US intelligence services.
