NSA insider to succeed George Barnes as agency’s deputy director

A longtime civilian leader at the National Security Agency and Defense Department has been selected as the successor to NSA Deputy Director George Barnes. Wendy Noble most recently served as a senior DOD official overseeing foreign partnerships. From 2019-22 Noble worked as the NSA’s executive director, its No. 2 civilian position. Noble will be the

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