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The Army Secretary, Dan Driscoll, made an announcement on Wednesday directing the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to withdraw a leadership offer that was extended to former Biden appointee Jen Easterly.
Easterly, a former Army intelligence officer who played a role in establishing the U.S. Cyber Command at the National Security Agency (NSA), previously served as the U.S. director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) during the Biden administration.
This decision was influenced by leaked internal emails from major tech companies, revealing government pressure for censorship during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jen Easterly, former director of the Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, was confirmed in 2021 under the Biden administration. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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Following a subpoena from House Judiciary Chairman, Jim Jordan, major tech companies like Google’s parent company, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft were investigated for allegedly censoring free speech related to COVID-19 and vaccines, irrespective of accuracy, due to pressure from the Biden administration.
Internal communications revealed that some tech executives resisted the pressure, while others complied.
Daniel Driscoll testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination by President Donald Trump to become secretary of the Army Jan. 30, in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Easterly had previously been deployed to Iraq to investigate how terrorists were utilizing communication technology for recruitment and radicalization.
In a memo posted to X, Driscoll instructed West Point to terminate the service agreement with Easterly, stating that she would no longer serve as the Robert F. McDermott Distinguished Chair in the Department of Social Sciences.
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Driscoll also mandated the academy to immediately halt non-governmental and external groups from selecting employees, including instructors, professors, and teachers, and influencing academic or developmental lectures, according to the memo.
The chair of the U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors will be tasked with conducting a comprehensive review of the institution’s hiring practices.
An Army spokesperson conveyed in a statement to Fox News Digital, “The secretary of the Army took immediate action to direct West Point to terminate the service agreement with Jen Easterly, pause outside groups from selecting Academy employees or instructors, and has requested a review of West Point’s hiring practices.”
“Ahead of the upcoming academic year, we are developing a deliberate approach to ensure that our future officers are well-prepared to meet the demands of the modern battlefield.”
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The Pentagon referred Fox News Digital to Army Public Affairs.
Fox News Digital’s Jamie Joseph contributed to this report.
