Obama picks Pentagon official as intelligence director
Friday, June 4, 2010 - 19:10
in Mathematics & Economics
James R. Clapper Jr., a retired Air Force general, would be the fourth person in the difficult post. James R. Clapper Jr., the Pentagon's chief official for intelligence, counterintelligence and security matters, has been chosen to become the next director of national intelligence, a position the White House described as the second-toughest in Washington, officials said Friday.