The Trump administration has fired Timothy Haugh, the head of the National Security Agency (NSA) and Cyber Command, several news publications reported overnight into Friday.
Haugh, a career military official, led the National Security Agency, the U.S.’s main wiretapping and intelligence-gathering agency, for little more than a year after his appointment in February 2024 following his predecessor’s retirement. Haugh also oversaw Cyber Command, a military unit that conducts offensive cyber operations against U.S. adversaries.
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