Alexander was more involved with the day-to-day operations of the hut than Turing, and, while Turing was visiting the United States, Alexander formally became the head of Hut 8 around November 1942.
Alexander terlibat lebih jauh lagi dalam operasi harian Hut 8 bahkan melebihi Turing sendiri, dan, ketika Turing sedang berkunjung ke Amerika Serikat, Alexander secara resmi diangkat menjadi kepala Hut 8 pada sekitar bulan November 1942.