DISMISSED

NSA Head Becomes Latest Trump Admin Head to Roll

Gen. Timothy Haugh and his deputy were reportedly both let go.

The Trump administration ousted the chief of a powerful intelligence agency, and no one knows why. Gen. Timothy Haugh, who heads both the National Security Agency and the U.S. Cyber Command, was terminated along with his NSA deputy Wendy Noble, according to two officials who spoke to The Washington Post. Haugh assumed his roles just over a year ago, and the officials told the Post that they did not know the reason behind his dismissal. Lt. Gen. William J. Hartmann, a Cyber Command deputy, has been named as acting director of the NSA. Sheila Thomas, an NSA executive director, will be his acting deputy. The Post said Haugh could not be reached for comment as he was traveling, while a spokesman for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not respond to media inquiries. This marks the latest in a string of abrupt terminations under the second Trump administration. Earlier on Thursday, President Donald Trump reportedly fired multiple National Security Council officials after a meeting with far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer.