Ledgett Talks Insider Threats, NSA Mission at Georgetown Salon Series

Former National Security Agency Deputy Director Rick Ledgett weighed in on the veracity of the Intelligence Community’s assessment of Russian interference in the 2016 election as well as his experience in the aftermath of NSA leaker Edward Snowden’s reveals during a wide-ranging conversation at The Cipher Brief’s Georgetown Salon Series event on Wednesday night.

Ledgett, who retired in April, served as deputy director and senior civilian leader of the NSA and prior to that role, led the NSA Media Leaks Task Force from June 2013 to January 2014. That meant he was responsible for overseeing the NSA’s efforts surrounding the investigation of Snowden.

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