WASHINGTON - The Defense Department and broader US government intelligence community have urged President Barack Obama to fire National Security Agency chief Admiral Michael Rogers, US media reported. Reports said that US National Security Agency chief Admiral Michael Rogers' position in the Obama administration was in potential jeopardyThe reports came even as President-elect Donald Trump, currently in New York, was said to be considering Rogers as director of national intelligence himself. "The recommendation, delivered to the White House last month, was made by Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter and Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr.," The Washington Post reported citing multiple US officials familiar with the case. If selected by Trump, Rogers would succeed Clapper as the official who oversees all 17 US intelligence services. The New York Times on Saturday confirmed that Rogers' position in the Obama administration was in potential jeopardy.

Source: Bangkok Post November 20, 2016 03:48 UTC