The embattled National Security Agency is about to get new leaders to deal with the ongoing fallout from whistleblower Edward Snowden's surveillance disclosures.
Vice-admiral Michael Rogers, the commander of the US navy's tenth fleet and its Fleet Cyber Command, will take over from NSA Director Keith Alexander, who reluctantly became a global figure in the wake of the Snowden revelations.
Richard Ledgett, the head of the agency's investigation into Snowden – who publicly floated the prospect of an amnesty for the former contractor – will become the NSA's new deputy director and top civilian leader.
The appointments, both long anticipated, were announced by the Pentagon on Thursday.
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