National Security Agency and Cyber Command chief Gen. Timothy Haugh ousted

Trump fires National Security Agency director amidst political controversy

Senior military leaders were informed Thursday of the firing of Air Force Gen. Tim Haugh, who also oversaw the Pentagon's Cyber Command, the officials said

In the U.S., the head of NSA intelligence, Haugh, has been released.

Trump abruptly ousts the National Security Agency chief

President Donald Trump has abruptly fired the director of the National Security Agency, according to U.S. officials and members of Congress, but the White House and the Pentagon have provided no reasons for the move. Senior military leaders were informed Thursday of the firing of Air Force Gen. Tim Haugh, who also oversaw the Pentagon’s Cyber Command, the officials said. They received no advance notice about the decision to remove a four-star ge…

President Trump fires NSA Director Tim Haugh, deputy

: Intelligence chief booted after less than two years on the job

Democrats criticize Trump’s firing of National Security Agency director

Democratic leaders on Friday decried the Trump administration’s abrupt firing of a top Pentagon intelligence and cyber officer, the most high-profile dismissal of a senior military official since the removal of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in February. News broke late Thursday night that Air Force Gen. Timothy Haugh, who had been dual-hatted as the National Security Agency director and head of U.S. Cyber Command, had been ousted, al…

House Democrat demands written explanation for ouster of NSA director

Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) is demanding that the Trump administration provide a written explanation of its rationale for firing the director of the National Security Agency alongside its deputy. Director Gen. Timothy Haugh was ousted late Thursday along with his civilian deputy Wendy Noble, a decision that followed the firing of several top national security staffers earlier... The post House Democrat demands written explanation for ouster of NSA …