Big shakeup coming in Obama's national security team

Gen. David Petraeus has told reporters that it would be inappropriate to comment on possible job offers. STORY HIGHLIGHTSA number of changes are said to be coming on the Obama national security teamAn official says Gen. David Petraeus is being considered for CIA directorCIA chief Leon Panetta on list to succeed Defense Secretary Robert Gates, official says Washington (CNN) -- The Obama administration is considering Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, as the next possible CIA director, an administration official confirms to CNN. The official would not be identified because no announcements have been made about upcoming personnel decisions.

The move would be just one of a complex shuffle set to take place through the rest of the year as key members of the president's national security team are set to depart, including Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who has long wanted to retired, and Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, whose term is set to end this year.

CIA Director Leon Panetta is one of the people high on the list to replace Gates as defense chief, the official said.

However, CIA spokesman George Little said, "Director Panetta is proud to lead the men and women of the CIA and is focused squarely on the agency's mission. He isn't seeking any other job and hasn't been asked by the president to take on a different role."

Petraeus' spokesman, Col. Erik Gunhus, told CNN, "There is a lot of chatter and a lot of speculation out there right now about what Gen. Petraeus may do in the future. And all of it is premature, and thus we aren't commenting."

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