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Army Secretary Rescinds Jen Easterly’s West Point Appointment and Calls for Hiring Review

The directive halts outside-group involvement in faculty selections, reflecting an effort to reorient cadet instruction from activism toward battlefield readiness.

Jen Easterly
In this January 2024 photo, Jen Easterly testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
Jen Easterly talking during an interview.
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Overview

  • Army Secretary Dan Driscoll posted a memo on X directing West Point to terminate Jen Easterly’s service agreement as the Robert F. McDermott Distinguished Chair.
  • The order instructs the academy to pause all non-governmental and outside groups from selecting instructors, professors, and shaping academic lectures.
  • It requests an immediate top-down review of West Point’s hiring practices ahead of the upcoming academic year.
  • Far-right activist Laura Loomer’s public criticism of Easterly’s CISA leadership preceded the directive and highlighted external influence on Pentagon staffing decisions.
  • Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the move underscores a shift toward warfighting and leadership training over what he described as censorship activism.