National Security Agency chief and deputy director dismissed

The director and No. 2 official at the National Security Agency were both 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.

Haugh is both the head of U.S. Cyber Command and the director of the National Security Agency, a role he has served in since February 2024. The deputy director of the NSA is Wendy Noble, and she serves as the senior civilian leader at the agency.

Both are career officials — Haugh with more than 30 years in the Air Force, primarily in intelligence and cyber jobs, along with a degree in Russian studies, while Nobles has worked her way up at the NSA since 1987.