Overview

• Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll directed termination of Jen Easterly’s service agreement as the Robert F. McDermott Distinguished Chair in social sciences at West Point.
• The memorandum instructs an immediate halt to non-governmental and outside groups selecting academy employees, including instructors, professors and guest lecturers.
• Far-right activist Laura Loomer’s public criticism of Easterly as a “Biden holdover” preceded the rescission and the deletion of West Point’s social media announcement.
• Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said the move reflects a shift from producing “censorship activists” to focusing cadet training on warfighting and leadership.
• Driscoll has ordered a comprehensive, top-down review of West Point’s hiring practices to ensure alignment with modern battlefield readiness.