Former CISA Director Accused Of 'Bad Faith'
President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum that revokes any active security clearances held by Chris Krebs, the former director of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and suspends any security clearances held by individuals connected with Krebs’ current employer, cyber security firm SentinelOne.
This memorandum also instructs the Attorney General and the Department of Homeland Security secretary to investigate Krebs’ activities during his time as a government employee, which included serving as Director of CISA from its formation in 2018 until 2020.
Krebs was actually appointed as CISA director by Trump served in the role until after the 2020 presidential election when he was fired by Trump, via a tweet. The dismissal came after Krebs had vouched for the security of the election, contradicting Trump’s claims of fraud over an election that saw him defeated by Joe Biden.
The review ordered by Trump will also include a “comprehensive evaluation of all of CISA’s activities” over the past six years.
This memorandum signed by President Trump on Wednesday 9th April directs agency heads to “revoke any active security clearance held by Christopher Krebs” as well as to “suspend any active security clearances held by individuals at entities associated with Krebs, including SentinelOne, where he is employed as Chief Intelligence & Public Policy Officer.
“Christopher Krebs, the former head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), is a significant bad-faith actor who weaponised and abused his Government authority,” says Trump’s memorandum
The accusation against Krebs appears to be personally motivated, and Trump has recently dismissed senior US national security officials, notably including the Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and head of US Cyber Command, General Timothy Haugh.
SentinelOne issued a brief statement saying it will “actively cooperate in any review of security clearances held by any of our personnel.”
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