What if Adm Mike Rogers had not been appointed to lead NSA/Cyber Command. That ALMOST HAPPENED.

Clapper (and others) tried to split up directorship of NSA and Cyber Command in 2013-2014 before Rogers was selected to lead them.

A panel called Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technology recommended the split to the BHO White House. I imagine Renegade wishes he had accepted their advice. Please also note, WaPo, in addition to supporting the agency split, seemed to be pushing hard for John C. “Chris” Inglis to be appointed instead of Rogers. Inglis retired as Deputy Director of NSA on January 10, 2014.

On the Review Group panel:

Richard A. Clarke - National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection and Counter-terrorism 1998-2003

Michael J. Morell - CIA 1980-2013 (Deputy Dir 2010-2013)

Geoffrey R. Stone - Law Prof, ACLU, op-ed writer WaPo / NYT / Huffpo, etc

Cass R. Sunstein - Admin. OIRA (OMB), left wing radical prof, husband Samantha Power

Peter Swire - Privacy and Cyber Law prof, in Clinton Admin OMB, critcal role in HIPPA Privacy Rule

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/obama-signs-off-on-nomination-of-rogers-as-nsa-director/2014/01/25/bc54378c-85f7-11e3-801f-e3ff2ca3fab6_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.3044a3dc631b

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/white-house-to-preserve-controversial-policy-on-nsa-cyber-command-leadership/2013/12/13/4bb56a48-6403-11e3-a373-0f9f2d1c2b61_story.html?utm_term=.a3c568211e94

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-us-cyber-command-leadership-should-be-split-up-officials-advocate-according-to-sources/2013/11/29/09fb5c02-5904-11e3-8304-caf30787c0a9_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.7f5bdc7d9924

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2013-12-12_rg_final_report.pdf