NSA Director Keith Alexander to step down next spring as head of the National Security Agency and the military’s Cyber Command. Alexander has been under fire in recent months since the disclosure by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden of a number of classified government programs. The departure of Alexander will give President Obama a chance to select the most powerful cybersecurity official in government. Alexander’s term was extended in 2009; again in 2010, when Cyber Command was established; and a third time earlier this year. The next NSA leader should refocus its mission to emphasize the agency’s original purpose of intercepting and analyzing electronic signals.”]
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