Acting counterterrorism center head fired, according to former U.S. officials
Source: Washington Post
National Security
Acting counterterrorism center head fired, according to former U.S. officials
By Ellen Nakashima
March 19, 2020 at 2:16 p.m. EDT
The acting director of the National Counterterrorism Center was fired Wednesday night in what insiders fear is a purge by the Trump administration of career professionals at an organization set up after 9/11 to protect the nation from attacks, according to two former U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
Russell E. Travers, a highly-regarded career professional with more than 40 years of government service, was fired by acting director of national intelligence Richard Grenell, according to one former official, who like others interviewed for this story spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter.
Travers, who took up the acting position last August, has been resistant to pressure to make personnel cuts at the center, which has been undergoing a review of its mission and effectiveness.
Also removed at NCTC was Travers’s acting deputy, Peter W. Hall, who is said to be returning to the National Security Agency, according to the two individuals, who like others interviewed for this story spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter.
The surprise move came hours after President Trump announced his intent to nominate a Pentagon special operations and counterterrorism official Christopher Miller to head the NCTC. The removals have shocked Travers’s colleagues who are upset at the treatment of someone so well-regarded, according to the two former officials.
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Ellen Nakashima
Ellen Nakashima is a national security reporter for The Washington Post. She covers cybersecurity, surveillance, counterterrorism and intelligence issues. She has also served as a Southeast Asia correspondent and covered the White House and Virginia state politics. She joined The Post in 1995. Follow https://twitter.com/nakashimae
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Hat tip, Joe.My.God:
March 19, 2020
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I wonder how all of that will turn out. 
attempts.
Fuck!
will not be satisfied until everyone who works for our government is either a) dumber than dirt or b) a sniveling sycophant who praises his incompetency in every public moment.
