Former CISA head slams Trump administration over ‘loyalty mandate’

The former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) slammed President Donald Trump for mandating loyalty to a single person over the US Constitution.

A panel discussion yesterday, titled “The First 100 Days: How AI, Policy & Cybersecurity Collide Under the New Administration,” covered the first 100 days of President Trump’s second term. The panelists addressed how federal actions, such as CISA cuts and high-profile firings, along with recent incidents, are shaping the US cyber landscape. Some of the panelists included former CISA Director Jen Easterly, Proofpoint CEO Sumit Dhawan, and Snyk CEO Peter McKay.

Easterly published a relevant article to LinkedIn on April 25, where she spoke out against the recent firings of General Tim Haugh, the now former Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and Commander of US Cyber Command, and his deputy director, Wendy Noble. Easterly also criticized Trump’s recent executive order targeting Chris Krebs, Easterly’s predecessor at CISA who spoke out against Trump’s unfounded accusations of voter fraud and was subsequently fired in 2020.

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