U.S. eavesdropping agency chief, top deputy expected to depart soon

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Source: Reuters

U.S. eavesdropping agency chief, top deputy expected to depart soon

By Warren Strobel and Mark Hosenball
WASHINGTON | Wed Oct 16, 2013 5:02pm EDT

(Reuters) - The director of the U.S. National Security Agency and his deputy are expected to depart in the coming months, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, in a development that could give President Barack Obama a chance to reshape the eavesdropping agency.

Army General Keith Alexander's eight-year tenure was rocked this year by revelations contained in documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden about the agency's widespread scooping up of telephone, e-mail and social media data.

Alexander has formalized plans to leave by next March or April, while his civilian deputy, John "Chris" Inglis, is due to retire by year's end, according to U.S. officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.

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