US Cyber Command Names New Leader Amid Reported National Security Shake-Up 👉 Updatem News

Reports emerged on April 3 that Gen. Timothy Haugh had been relieved of his dual-hat role at the head of the U.S. Cyber Command and the NSA.

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. William Hartman has taken control at the U.S. Cyber Command, amid reports of a leadership shake-up.

In a statement shared with The Epoch Times on April 4, a Cyber Command spokesperson said Hartman had assumed the leadership responsibilities at the command.

“Hartman brings extensive military experience and a strong commitment to mission execution in support of strengthening our national security,” the spokesperson wrote. “Under his leadership, U.S. Cyber Command remains ready to execute cyber operations in accordance with the President and Secretary of Defense’s priorities.”

The Cyber Command spokesperson offered that emailed statement after The Epoch Times reached out seeking confirmation of reports that Gen. Timothy Haugh had been relieved from the leadership role.

Haugh had simultaneously served as the head of Cyber Command and as the director of the National Security Agency—both headquartered at Fort Meade, Maryland—since February 2024.

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, responded to Haugh’s reported firing in an April 3 statement on social media platform X.

“It is astonishing that President Trump would fire the nonpartisan, experienced leader of the NSA,” Warner wrote.

The Epoch Times first reached out to the NSA to confirm Haugh’s firing. A spokesperson for the agency deferred the question to the Pentagon, which declined to provide any further details.

As he expressed dismay over Haugh’s reported firing, Warner also criticized the Trump administration in his April 3 social media post, noting the recent episode in which a journalist was looped into a text chat among high-level Trump administration officials discussing plans for military strikes in Yemen.

There have been several national security officials who have been fired or reassigned in recent days.

President Donald Trump faced questions about the shake-up while traveling aboard Air Force One on April 3.

“[We] always will let go people that we don’t like, or people that we don’t think do the job, or people that may have loyalties to somebody else,” Trump told reporters.

This is a developing story and will be updated with additional details.

Original News Source Link – Epoch Times

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