NSA director Timothy Haugh fired in major shakeup at wiretapping agency - report | 3 April 2025 | Director of the National Security Agency, Air Force Gen. Timothy Haugh, was reportedly fired Thursday from his post as the head of the agency. Haugh's removal as director of the NSA, the nation's primary cyber espionage and electronic eavesdropping agency, comes on the same day at least three White House National Security Council staffers were also reportedly shown the door. The ousted NSA director's civilian deputy, Wendy Noble, was also let go Thursday, according to the Washington Post, citing current and former U.S. officials. Noble was reassigned to a role within the Pentagon's Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence, according to the outlet.