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Person.png John Michael McConnell  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(spook)
Born1943-07-26
Greenville, South Carolina, United States
NSA director, then Vice Chairman of Booz Allen Hamilton - "The perfect embodiment of the revolving door" in Washington.

Employment.png Director of National Intelligence Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
February 13, 2007 - January 27, 2009
Preceded byJohn Negroponte
Succeeded byDennis Blair

When he was Vice Chairman at Booz Allen Hamilton, McConnell was described by Glenn Greenwald as "the perfect embodiment of" the "revolving door" syndrome in Washington.[1]

Career

As NSA director and then national intelligence director, McConnell worked to "modernize" the "Intelligence Community", by removing legislative barriers to what data they could collect.

Later Activities

Up to 2014, McConnell was Vice Chairman at Booz Allen Hamilton.[2]

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