{"id":42040,"date":"2018-01-31T20:34:12","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T20:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/01\/31\/army-cyber-command-boss-seen-as-potential-frontrunner-to-lead-nsa\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:48:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:48:21","slug":"army-cyber-command-boss-seen-as-potential-frontrunner-to-lead-nsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/2018\/01\/31\/army-cyber-command-boss-seen-as-potential-frontrunner-to-lead-nsa\/","title":{"rendered":"Army Cyber Command boss seen as potential frontrunner to lead NSA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone, the head of Army Cyber Command, is considered by observers to be a top contender to lead the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command when Adm. Mike Rogers retires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nakasone, who took command of Army Cyber Command in October 2016, has been leading an organization that has grown rapidly to stand up 41 cyber protection teams and the service\u2019s new cyber career branch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has been cited as a frontrunner for the job in a report <\/a>by Fifth Domain, a sister publication of Army Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Trump is expected to name Nakasone to the job heading one of the nation\u2019s top security agencies, according to a report <\/a>Tuesday in Politico. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rogers will soon be at the end of his four-year term <\/a>in the dual role. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A spokesman for Army Cyber Command on Wednesday told Army Times the command could not comment at this time on whether Nakasone is being considered for the top job at NSA and Cyber Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before commanding Army Cyber Command, Nakasone was the leader of the Cyber National Mission Force at U.S. Cyber Command. He has also been director of intelligence for the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the helm of the Army\u2019s newest command, Nakasone has been vocal about the way forward for the Army\u2019s role in multidomain warfighting, and the progress Army cyber has seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A common narrative a year ago was that ISIS could operate in virtual space uncontested, and \u201cthere wasn\u2019t much we could do about it,\u201d Nakasone said recently at the International Conference on Cyber Conflict in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\t