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David M. Cattler
Official portrait, 2024
Director of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
Assumed office
March 25, 2024
PresidentJoe Biden
DirectorDaniel J. Lecce (Acting)
Personal details
BornLakenheath, United Kingdom
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
Years of service1989-2000
RankLieutenant Commander
CommandsUSS Antietam (CG-54)
USS Chancellorsville (CG-62)
Office of Naval Intelligence
AwardsNavy Commendation Medal (2)
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Navy Achievement Medal (2)

David M. Cattler is an American government official serving as director of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency.[1]

Before joining the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, Cattler served as the NATO Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence and Security from December 2019 to November 2023. In this capacity, he ensured the NATO intelligence and security organizations operated as an enterprise and informed and protected NATO decision-making. He also was the senior advisor to the Secretary General for intelligence and security matters.[2]

Prior to his appointment as Assistant Secretary General he was a senior American national and defense intelligence official.[3] He helped form and coordinate national policy as Deputy Assistant to the President for Regional Affairs within the National Security Council. He was a senior advisor to the Director of National Intelligence in multiple roles, including Chairman of the National Intelligence Management Council, National Intelligence Manager for the Near East, and within the National Intelligence Council as the Principal Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Military Issues. He supported combat operations while directing the Defense Intelligence Agency’s counterterrorism efforts and serving as the Joint Staff’s Deputy Director for Intelligence.

He began his career as a naval surface warfare officer and served in two Aegis cruisers, USS Antietam and USS Chancellorsville, and ashore in military and civilian roles with the Office of Naval Intelligence and Director of Naval Intelligence. He worked in the private sector after leaving military service and returned to the US government after 9/11.[4]

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  1. ^ "Biography of David M. Cattler, Director" (PDF). Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. May 2024.
  2. ^ "Biography of David Cattler, Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence and Security". NATO. February 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "DCSA Selects New Director with Extensive Interagency, Intelligence Experience". clearancejobs.com. March 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "Spycast Podcast, Episode 524, NATO's Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence and Security A Conversation with David Cattler". International Spy Museum. February 1, 2022.