According to news on the 4th, multiple sources familiar with the matter revealed that on April 3rd local time, the Director of the National Security Agency, Timothy Haugh, and the Deputy Director were fired.

Sources said it was not clear why Timothy Haugh and his deputy were fired.

William Hartman, deputy commander of the U.S. Cyber ​​Command, was appointed acting director of the National Security Agency; Sheila Thomas, executive director of the agency, was appointed acting deputy director.

Timothy Haugh was also the head of the U.S. Cyber ​​Command before he was fired.

The National Security Agency is part of the U.S. Department of Defense and is one of the most important intelligence agencies in the U.S. The U.S. Cyber ​​Command is responsible for conducting offensive and defensive cyber operations while monitoring the cybersecurity of the Department of Defense.

At present, the official has not responded to this news.