Top Pentagon spy pick rejected by White House, Politico reports

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(Reuters) -The White House recently rejected the Pentagon’s pick to head the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, Politico reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with the move.

It is not clear why the White House decided not to move forward with Army Lieutenant General Richard Angle’s nomination, Politico reported.

(Reporting by Bhargav Acharya and Jasper Ward; editing by Kanishka Singh)