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奥巴马提名新任国家安全局局长 President Obama has signed off on the nomination of Vice Adm. Michael S. Rogers to lead the embattled National Security Agency and the Pentagons cyberwarfare organization, according to sources familiar with the decision. 知情人士透露，美国总统奥巴马已经签署文件，准备提名密码专家、海军中将迈克尔·S·罗杰斯担任备受争议的美国国家安全局局长。 ? In an unusual move, Obama himself interviewed Rogers last week, in a reflection of the jobs high profile at a time when the NSA has drawn fire for the scope of its surveillance practices. ? White House spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden declined to comment, but people familiar with the matter said an announcement is expected soon. ?Rogers, a Navy cryptologist（密码学家）, had long been seen as the frontrunner to succeed Gen. Keith Alexander, who has been NSA director since 2005. Alexander, who will retire March 14, is the longest-serving NSA head. He is also the first commander of U.S. Cyber Command, which launched in 2009. ? Rogers, whose Navy career spans more than 30 years, is uniquely qualifiedto take on the job, said Terry Roberts, a former Naval intelligence official who worked with Rogers when he served as a special assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) and JCS director of intelligence. She cited his background in intelligence and his experience heading Fleet Cyber Command, the Navys cyber unit that also works for U.S. Cyber Command. ? Rogers understands signals intelligence and cyberattack operations, as well as the intelligence needs for the military and civilian agencies, she said. He is the kind of leader who will embrace the challenge of defining the optimal balance for the NSA between security, privacy and freedom in the digital age,Roberts said. ?The Senate Armed Services Committee is expected to question him on issues related to both cyber operations and the NSA. ? Rogers has regularly briefed top military and civilian leaders at the Pentagon. He has been involved in cyberdefense and offense policy issues as head of Fleet Cyber Command. But he has n