William B. Black, Jr.

William B. Black, Jr. is the most recent former Deputy Director of the National Security Agency.

National Security Agency career

Black joined the National Security Agency in 1959 as an operational linguist/analyst after three years in the Army. While employed at NSA, Mr. Black completed a wide variety of assignments including Special Assistant to the Director for Information warfare; Chief A Group (Operations Analysis); Chief, NSA/CSS Representative Europe office (NCEUR); Associate Deputy Director for Operations/ Military Support; and he served as both Chief and Deputy Chief of a major field installation. As he worked his way up to Senior Cryptologic Executive Service, his primary focus was on building new organizations and creating new ways of doing business.

Mr. Black retired from the NSA in 1997 and became Assistant Vice President and Director of Information Operations in the Advanced Technologies and Solutions Group of the Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). At SAIC, Mr. Black led Information Operations research and worked with the Information Operations Technology Center to establish an Institute for the Analysis of Complex Systems to develop advanced techniques for the analysis of networks and critical infrastructures.

Mr. Black returned to the NSA in 2000 to become Deputy Director, and later acting Director in 2005 when Lt. Gen. Michael Hayden left to become Deputy Director of National Intelligence.

A native of New Mexico, Black currently resides in Pasadena, Maryland with his wife Iris. They have three children.

Education

* 1979 National War College, Fort McNair, Washington D.C.

* 1978-1979 George Washington University Masters Program

* 1971 University of Maryland at College Park College Park, Maryland Bachelor of Arts/Political Science (Soviet Area Studies)

* 1957 U.S. Army Language School Monterey, California (Russian language)

Assignments

* 2006 — Present Special U.S. Liaison Officer, London
* 2000-2006 Deputy Director of the National Security Agency
* 1997-2000 SAIC/Information Operations Advanced Technologies and Solutions Group
* 1996-1997 Special Assistant to the Director for Information Warfare
* 1992-1996 Chief of Operations Analysis, Group A
* 1989-1992 Chief, NSA/CSS Representative Europe Office
* 1987-1989 Associate Deputy Director for Operations/Military Support
* 1986-1987 Chief of the Office of Collection Management
* 1984-1986 Chief of a major field installation
* 1982-1984 Deputy Chief of a major field installation
* 1979-1982 Chief of Operations of a major field installation
* 1975-1978 Chief of the Office of Customer Relations and Support to Military Operations

Before 1975, Mr. Black served in various positions at NSA Headquarters, NSA European Headquarters, and The Pentagon.

ignificant awards

* 2002 Distinguished Executive Presidential Rank Award
* 1998 Joint Intelligence Unit Citation for Information Warfare Staff
* 1997 2nd Exceptional Civilian Service Award
* 1996 National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal
* 1992 Secretary of Defense Meritorious Civilian Service Award
* 1986 Exceptional Civilian Service Award
* 1984 Senior Executive Service Presidential Rank Award
* 1974 Meritorious Civilian Service Award
* 1959-80 Elevated through the ranks to the Senior Cryptologic Executive Service

ource

* [http://www.nsa.gov/about/about00014.cfm Public domain biography from the NSA]