Trump fires director of National Security Agency
The dismissal of Gen. Timothy Haugh, who also leads US Cyber Command — the military's offensive and defensive cyber unit — is a major shakeup of the US intelligence community
The Trump administration has fired the director and deputy director of the National Security Agency, the United States' powerful cyber intelligence bureau, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the situation, members of the Senate and House intelligence committees and two former officials familiar with the matter.
The dismissal of Gen. Timothy Haugh, who also leads US Cyber Command — the military's offensive and defensive cyber unit — is a major shakeup of the US intelligence community
The dismissal of Gen. Timothy Haugh, who also leads US Cyber Command — the military's offensive and defensive cyber unit — is a major shakeup of the US intelligence community which is
navigating significant changes
in the first two months of the Trump administration. Wendy Noble, Haugh's deputy at NSA, was also removed, according to the former officials and lawmakers.
The top Democrats on the Senate and House intelligence committee, Sen. Mark Warner and Rep. Jim Himes, denounced the firing of Haugh, who served in the roles since February 2024, in statements on Thursday night.
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