Barbara McNamara

Barbara A. McNamara (born circa 1942) was the NSA's Deputy Director from October 1997 until June 2000. She was succeeded by William B. Black, Jr..[2]

Barbara McNamara
15th Deputy Director of the National Security Agency
In office
1997–2000
Preceded byWilliam P. Crowell
Succeeded byWilliam B. Black, Jr.
Personal details
Born1941/1942 (age 78–79)
Clinton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Professionlinguist, intelligence official
AwardsNational Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal
Nickname(s)"BAM"[1]

Biography

McNamara joined the NSA in 1963 as a Chinese linguist. She rose through a number of analytic, operational, and managerial positions before leaving the Operational Directorate in 1983. McNamara became the first woman to be named Deputy Director of Operations in 1994. In 1997 she became the second woman to be named the agency's deputy director. In June 2000, she received the US Intelligence Community's highest award, the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal. At the time she was one of the highest ranked women in the United States intelligence community.[3] She served as the NSA's Senior U.S. Liaison Officer in London, England shortly before her retirement in 2003.[4][5]

Currently, she is a board member of Signalscape and Intec Billing.

Government offices
Preceded by
William P. Crowell		 Deputy Director of the National Security Agency
October 1997 – June 2000		 Succeeded by
William B. Black, Jr.

References
  1. "Body of Secrets". google.ca.
  2. "2000 Press Release - NSA's Deputy Director Receives Top Intelligence Community Medal - NSA/CSS". nsa.gov. Archived from the original on 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  3. "Barbara Mcnamara Nsa – NSA 2nd-in-command is transferred to London". Baltimore Sun.
  4. CACI International on 10/13/2006
  5. "Women in Cryptologic History – Barbara McNamara – NSA/CSS". nsa.gov.


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