The Deputy Director of the National Security Agency (DDIRNSA) is the highest-ranking civilian within the

National Security Agency The National Security Agency (NSA) is a national-level intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense, under the authority of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). The NSA is responsible for global monitoring, collecti ...

. As the senior civilian at NSA, the deputy director acts as the agency's

chief operating officer A chief operating officer or chief operations officer, also called a COO, is one of the highest-ranking executive positions in an organization, composing part of the "C-suite". The COO is usually the second-in-command at the firm, especially if t ...

, guiding and directing strategies and policy, and serves as the principal advisor to the Director of the NSA. The deputy director reports to the NSA director and is required to be a technically experienced civilian. The current deputy director is George C. Barnes.

NSA deputy directors

Deputy directors of AFSA

The

Armed Forces Security Agency The National Security Agency (NSA) is a national-level intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense, under the authority of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). The NSA is responsible for global monitoring, collectio ...

(AFSA) was the predecessor to the NSA. *''From November 1950 to April 1951, there was a Deputy Director for each service.''

Deputy directors of NSA

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