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ARTICLE VIEW:
Noem fires two dozen FEMA employees over alleged cybersecurity gaps
By Gabe Cohen, CNN
Updated:
7:13 PM EDT, Fri August 29, 2025
Source: CNN
Homeland Security Secretary has fired two dozen Federal Emergency
Management Agency IT employees, including top leaders, for allegedly
neglecting security protocols and compromising sensitive data.
A DHS press release Friday claims a routine cybersecurity review
uncovered major vulnerabilities that allowed a “threat actor” to
breach FEMA’s network. While the breach was detected before any
sensitive data was extracted, an investigation found that security
lapses enabled the intrusion, the release states.
CNN has reached out to DHS, which oversees FEMA, for more details.
Noem criticized FEMA’s IT leadership, calling their actions
“incompetence” and accusing them of downplaying the breach and
obstructing DHS efforts to resolve it.
“These deep-state individuals were more interested in covering up
their failures than in protecting the Homeland and American citizens’
personal data, so I terminated them immediately,” Noem said in a
statement.
The firings quickly sent shockwaves through FEMA on Friday, with some
longtime officials describing the ousted leaders as “extremely
competent” and “highly respected.”
Noem and DHS officials have clashed with FEMA leadership for months as
the
DHS alleges the group resisted fixes, avoided inspections and lied to
officials about the extent of the cyber vulnerabilities. Failures cited
included a lack of multi-factor authentication, use of prohibited
protocols, and failure to address known security gaps.
The public firings mirror similar actions taken by Noem and DHS in
February. After Elon Musk tweeted that FEMA staff had illegally
distributed federal funds to New York City to house migrants, Noem
terminated four workers – including the agency’s highly respected
– saying the group had “effectively laundered” the funds and lied
to leadership.
A CNN investigation revealed a different story: FEMA staff had
repeatedly sought legal guidance and believed they were following the
administration’s orders.
DHS has also to more than a dozen high-ranking FEMA officials –
including its former Trump-appointed acting chief – in a hunt for
media leaks.
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