National Security Agency chief and deputy director dismissed
Air Force Gen. Timothy Haugh was both the head of U.S. Cyber Command and the director of the NSA since February 2024.
The director and the No. 2 official at the National Security Agency were ousted from their positions Thursday, according to a defense official and three sources with knowledge of the matter.
It was not immediately clear why Air Force Gen. Timothy Haugh and his deputy were dismissed, the sources said.
The White House National Security Council did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday night.
Haugh was both the head of U.S. Cyber Command and the director of the National Security Agency, a role he had served in since February 2024. Wendy Noble, the NSA’s Deputy Director, was the agency’s senior civilian leader.
Gen. Timothy Haugh, Director of the National Security Agency, attends a hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill, on March 11, 2024.Mark Schiefelbein / AP fileHours after the firings became public, Laura Loomer, a far-right conspiracy theorist who met with President Trump this week, took credit for their removals.
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