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The [[National Security Agency]] ([[National Security Agency|NSA]]) is a US intelligence agency with foreign signals-intelligence and cybersecurity responsibilities. The [[Central Security Service]] supports the military cryptologic community.<ref>National Security Agency, [https://www.nsa.gov/about/ About NSA/CSS] (undated), accessed 6 November 2026 (Europe/London, GMT).</ref>
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The [[National Security Agency]] ([[National Security Agency|NSA]]) is a US intelligence agency with foreign signals-intelligence and cybersecurity responsibilities. The [[Central Security Service]] supports the military cryptologic community.<ref name="infobox2026_about"/>
  
 
==Leadership checked in November 2026==
 
==Leadership checked in November 2026==
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The [[National Security Agency|NSA]]’s official leadership page identifies General [[Joshua M. Rudd]] as Director of the [[National Security Agency|NSA]], Chief of the [[Central Security Service]] and Commander of [[US Cyber Command]]. It lists [[Tim Kosiba]] as Deputy Director and [[Darren Turner]] as Executive Director.<ref>National Security Agency, [https://www.nsa.gov/about/Leadership/ NSA/CSS Leadership] (undated), accessed 6 November 2026 (Europe/London, GMT).</ref>
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The [[National Security Agency|NSA]]’s official leadership page identifies General [[Joshua M. Rudd]] as Director of the [[National Security Agency|NSA]], Chief of the [[Central Security Service]] and Commander of [[US Cyber Command]]. It lists [[Tim Kosiba]] as Deputy Director and [[Darren Turner]] as Executive Director.<ref name="infobox2026_leaders"/>
  
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[[Australian Signals Directorate|ASD]]’s published UKUSA partnership list names the [[National Security Agency|NSA]] alongside [[Government Communications Headquarters|GCHQ]], Canada’s [[Communications Security Establishment]] and New Zealand’s [[Government Communications Security Bureau]].<ref>Australian Signals Directorate, [https://www.asd.gov.au/about/who-we-work-with/domestic-and-international-partners Domestic and international partners] (undated), accessed 6 November 2026 (Europe/London, GMT).</ref>
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[[Australian Signals Directorate|ASD]]’s published UKUSA partnership list names the [[National Security Agency|NSA]] alongside [[Government Communications Headquarters|GCHQ]], Canada’s [[Communications Security Establishment]] and New Zealand’s [[Government Communications Security Bureau]].<ref name="infobox2026_partners"/>
  
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==Historical descriptions and sources==
 
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===Earlier description===
 
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The following historical wording records the earlier description and its cited sources. References to incumbents or organisational structures apply to that earlier account, not to November 2026. Assertions without a citation have not been independently verified; the dated updates elsewhere on this page distinguish subsequent changes.
 
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*LTG [[Keith B. Alexander]] 2005-<ref>[http://www.nsa.gov/public_info/press_room/2005/welcome_LTG_Alexander_USA.shtml NSA/CSS Welcomes LTG Keith B. Alexander, USA], National Security Agency, 30 July 2005.</ref>
 
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===Earlier photographs===
 
 
[[File:NSA_inline.jpg|400px|thumb|right|NSA Headquarters, Fort Meade, Maryland. Picture by Trevor Paglen.]]
 
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==People==
 
==People==
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*VADM [[J. Michael McConnell]] 1992-1996
 
*VADM [[J. Michael McConnell]] 1992-1996
 
*Lt Gen [[Kenneth A. Minihan]] 1996-1999
 
*Lt Gen [[Kenneth A. Minihan]] 1996-1999
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*Lt Gen [[Michael Hayden|Michael V. Hayden]] 1999-2005<ref>[http://www.nsa.gov/about/leadership/former_directors.shtml Former Directors], National Security Agency, accessed 1 September 2009.</ref>
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*Lt Gen [[Michael Hayden|Michael V. Hayden]] 1999-2005<ref name="merged_8f5a0aaf94">[http://www.nsa.gov/about/leadership/former_directors.shtml Former Directors], National Security Agency, accessed 1 September 2009.</ref>
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*[[Keith B. Alexander]] — retired in March 2014; an [[National Security Agency|NSA]] archival caption dates his retirement ceremony to 28 March 2014.<ref>National Security Agency / DoD, [https://www.nsa.gov/Helpful-Links/NSA-FOIA/Declassification-Transparency-Initiatives/Historical-Releases/Historical-Releases-List/igphoto/2002134110/ GEN Keith Alexander and Mrs. Debbie Alexander], 21 May 2019 (gallery publication), accessed 6 November 2026 (Europe/London, GMT).</ref>
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*LTG [[Keith B. Alexander]] — from 2005; retired in March 2014; an [[National Security Agency|NSA]] archival caption dates his retirement ceremony to 28 March 2014.<ref name="merged_e5ce3b7069">National Security Agency / DoD, [https://www.nsa.gov/Helpful-Links/NSA-FOIA/Declassification-Transparency-Initiatives/Historical-Releases/Historical-Releases-List/igphoto/2002134110/ GEN Keith Alexander and Mrs. Debbie Alexander], 21 May 2019 (gallery publication), accessed 6 November 2026 (Europe/London, GMT).</ref><ref name="merged_abef02b53b">[http://www.nsa.gov/public_info/press_room/2005/welcome_LTG_Alexander_USA.shtml NSA/CSS Welcomes LTG Keith B. Alexander, USA], National Security Agency, 30 July 2005.</ref>
  
 
==The NSA and the UK==
 
==The NSA and the UK==
 
===Relationship with GCHQ===
 
===Relationship with GCHQ===
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The [[National Security Agency|NSA]] has long had particularly close links with its British counterpart, [[Government Communications Headquarters|GCHQ]]. In the early 1980s it was suggested that "the relationship between [[National Security Agency|NSA]] and [[Government Communications Headquarters|GCHQ]] is stronger than any between the [[National Security Agency|NSA]] and any other American intelligence agency."<ref>Jonathan Bloch and Patrick Fitzgerald, ''British Intelligence and Covert Action'', Brandon, 1983, p.64.</ref>
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The [[National Security Agency|NSA]] has long had particularly close links with its British counterpart, [[Government Communications Headquarters|GCHQ]]. In the early 1980s it was suggested that "the relationship between [[National Security Agency|NSA]] and [[Government Communications Headquarters|GCHQ]] is stronger than any between the [[National Security Agency|NSA]] and any other American intelligence agency."<ref name="merged_6dd784afeb">Jonathan Bloch and Patrick Fitzgerald, ''British Intelligence and Covert Action'', Brandon, 1983, p.64.</ref>
  
 
===Collection in the UK===
 
===Collection in the UK===
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This relationship does not prevent the [[National Security Agency|NSA]] spying on the UK. According to [[Howard Teicher]], the former Middle East director of the US [[National Security Council]], the [[National Security Agency|NSA]] monitored Britain's [[Al-Yamamah]] arms deal with Saudi Arabia from its base at [[Menwith Hill]] in Yorkshire.<ref>Michael Smith, ''The Spying Game'', Politico's, 2003, p.429.</ref>
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This relationship does not prevent the [[National Security Agency|NSA]] spying on the UK. According to [[Howard Teicher]], the former Middle East director of the US [[National Security Council]], the [[National Security Agency|NSA]] monitored Britain's [[Al-Yamamah]] arms deal with Saudi Arabia from its base at [[Menwith Hill]] in Yorkshire.<ref name="merged_916aa7d30a">Michael Smith, ''The Spying Game'', Politico's, 2003, p.429.</ref>
  
 
==External resources==
 
==External resources==

Revision as of 00:29, 7 November 2026

National Security Agency

Logo NSA inline.jpg
NSA headquarters, Fort Meade, Maryland. Photograph: Trevor Paglen (public domain).
Type Signals-intelligence and cyber-security combat-support agency
Founded 4 November 1952[1]
Headquarters Fort Meade, Maryland[2]
Area served United States; global signals-intelligence operations
Services Foreign signals intelligence and national-security-system cyber security[3]
Key people Joshua M. Rudd — Director; Tim Kosiba — Deputy Director; Darren Turner — Executive Director (official roster checked November 2026)[4]
Website Official website
Remarks Central Security Service supports the military cryptologic community; UKUSA/Five Eyes partner[3][5]

The National Security Agency (NSA) is a US intelligence agency with foreign signals-intelligence and cybersecurity responsibilities. The Central Security Service supports the military cryptologic community.[3]

Leadership checked in November 2026

The NSA’s official leadership page identifies General Joshua M. Rudd as Director of the NSA, Chief of the Central Security Service and Commander of US Cyber Command. It lists Tim Kosiba as Deputy Director and Darren Turner as Executive Director.[4]

ASD’s published UKUSA partnership list names the NSA alongside GCHQ, Canada’s Communications Security Establishment and New Zealand’s Government Communications Security Bureau.[5]

NSA Headquarters, Fort Meade, Maryland. Picture by Trevor Paglen.

People

Directors

The NSA and the UK

Relationship with GCHQ

The NSA has long had particularly close links with its British counterpart, GCHQ. In the early 1980s it was suggested that "the relationship between NSA and GCHQ is stronger than any between the NSA and any other American intelligence agency."[9]

Collection in the UK

This relationship does not prevent the NSA spying on the UK. According to Howard Teicher, the former Middle East director of the US National Security Council, the NSA monitored Britain's Al-Yamamah arms deal with Saudi Arabia from its base at Menwith Hill in Yorkshire.[10]

External resources

Notes

  1. ↑ National Security Agency, "NSA 60th Anniversary", 2012, accessed 6 November 2026.
  2. ↑ National Security Agency, "NSA Cryptologic Centers", undated, accessed 6 November 2026.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 National Security Agency, About NSA/CSS (undated), accessed 6 November 2026 (Europe/London, GMT).
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 National Security Agency, NSA/CSS Leadership (undated), accessed 6 November 2026 (Europe/London, GMT).
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Australian Signals Directorate, Domestic and international partners (undated), accessed 6 November 2026 (Europe/London, GMT).
  6. ↑ Former Directors, National Security Agency, accessed 1 September 2009.
  7. ↑ National Security Agency / DoD, GEN Keith Alexander and Mrs. Debbie Alexander, 21 May 2019 (gallery publication), accessed 6 November 2026 (Europe/London, GMT).
  8. ↑ NSA/CSS Welcomes LTG Keith B. Alexander, USA, National Security Agency, 30 July 2005.
  9. ↑ Jonathan Bloch and Patrick Fitzgerald, British Intelligence and Covert Action, Brandon, 1983, p.64.
  10. ↑ Michael Smith, The Spying Game, Politico's, 2003, p.429.
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