WASHINGTON, May 6 (UPI) -- Numerous reports say Gen. Michael Hayden is U.S. President George Bush's pick to head the CIA, but he might not be well-received.
If Hayden is Bush's nominee to replace Peter Goss, who resigned suddenly Friday afternoon, he is expected to face tough questions from critics of the domestic spying program he ran as National Security Agency director.
Hayden is the current principal deputy director of national intelligence, having left the NSA post last year.
The New York Times reports if the 61-year-old Hayden is approved for the post, the CIA rank-and-file might by wary of his history, including experience as an Air Force officer and technical intelligence systems specialist.
Complaints from the CIA have grown since the 1990s and were exacerbated during the Goss tenure as some career veterans quit, the newspaper said.
Many in the agency say not enough emphasis -- including money and support -- is being given to the agency's traditional, person on the ground spying, the Times reported.
Instead spy satellites and other technical options are being pushed.
