"Driving the news: In recent days, Defense Innovation Unit boss Doug Beck abruptly resigned and Defense Intelligence Agency director Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse was sacked. The DIU did not respond to a request for comment. The DIA referred questions related to timing and reasoning to the Pentagon. (The New York Times reported the dismissal was due to a "loss of confidence," a vague description used across the services.)"
"Zoom in: Here's who elsehas been booted in the last few months, plus the roles they held. Gen. Charles "CQ" Brown Jr., Joint Chiefs chair Gen. Tim Haugh, head of the NSA and Cyber Command Adm. Lisa Franchetti, chief of naval operations Adm. Linda Fagan, Coast Guard commandant Gen. James Slife, Air Force vice chief of staff Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore, Navy Reserve chief Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, senior NATO official Rear Adm. Jamie Sands, Naval Special Warfare Command boss"
Multiple senior U.S. defense and intelligence officials have left their posts abruptly in recent days. Doug Beck, head of the Defense Innovation Unit, resigned and Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, was sacked. The DIA referred questions about timing and reasoning to the Pentagon, and The New York Times reported the dismissal cited a "loss of confidence." Gen. David Allvin retired suddenly after serving two years. Several other top leaders have been removed or departed, including chiefs of service and senior commanders. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth criticized Gen. Brown and DEI initiatives, while the administration emphasized presidential authority to appoint leaders. Sen. Mark Warner warned that such firings risk treating intelligence as a loyalty test.
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