| Dennis D. Fitzgerald | |
| Birth Date: | 28 February 1943 |
| Death Place: | Reston, Virginia |
| Order: | 1st |
| Principal Deputy Director of the National Reconnaissance Office | |
| Term Start: | 10 August 2001[1] |
| Term End: | 1 April 2007 |
| Predecessor: | David Kier |
| Successor: | Scott F. Large |
| President: | George W. Bush |
Dennis D. Fitzgerald (February 28, 1943 – December 31, 2008) was the first Principal Deputy Director of the National Reconnaissance Office[2]
In announcing the passing of Dennis Fitzgerald, Director of the NRO Scott F. Large noted “Dennis had dedicated 33 years of government service to our nation upon his retirement from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in April of 2007.” He was the first Principal Deputy Director of the NRO, the Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force (Intelligence Space Technology), the Director of the CIA’s Office of Development and Engineering, Directorate for Science and Technology, and the Associate Deputy Director for Science and Technology.[3]