{"id":2468710,"date":"2025-07-30T13:45:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T17:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/army-sec-orders-west-point-to-fire-biden-censorship-czar\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T13:46:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T17:46:37","slug":"army-sec-orders-west-point-to-fire-biden-censorship-czar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/army-sec-orders-west-point-to-fire-biden-censorship-czar\/","title":{"rendered":"Army Sec Orders West Point To Fire Biden Censorship Czar"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farmy-sec-orders-west-point-to-fire-biden-censorship-czar%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2468710&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has ordered West Point to terminate the employment of Jen Easterly, President Biden&#8217;s recently appointed censorship czar and former director of the Cybersecurity &#038; Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Easterly was named to a distinguished chair at West Point&#8217;s department of Social Sciences but faced criticism for leading CISA during a period when it allegedly expanded its role from cybersecurity protection into domestic surveillance and censorship, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >notably targeting conservative voices ahead<\/a> of the 2020 election. In response, Driscoll has also paused involvement of non-governmental organizations in hiring at the academy and called for a comprehensive review of West Point&#8217;s hiring practices. Pentagon officials emphasized their focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senators-worry-dods-countering-extremism-group-targets-troops-opposing-woke-orthodoxy\/\" title=\"GOP Senators Worry DOD&#039;s &#039;Countering Extremism&#039; Group Targets Troops Opposing &#039;Woke Orthodoxy&#039;\">training military leaders<\/a> rather than promoting censorship activities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=viWhmB4pW_o\">WIRED\/YouTube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/30\/army-secretary-orders-removal-of-biden-censorship-czar-from-west-point\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Army%20Secretary%20Orders%20Removal%20Of%20Biden%20Censorship%20Czar%20From%20West%20Point&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/30\/army-secretary-orders-removal-of-biden-censorship-czar-from-west-point\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Army%20Secretary%20Orders%20Removal%20Of%20Biden%20Censorship%20Czar%20From%20West%20Point&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/30\/army-secretary-orders-removal-of-biden-censorship-czar-from-west-point\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/30\/army-secretary-orders-removal-of-biden-censorship-czar-from-west-point\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Army%20Secretary%20Orders%20Removal%20Of%20Biden%20Censorship%20Czar%20From%20West%20Point&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/30\/army-secretary-orders-removal-of-biden-censorship-czar-from-west-point\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>On Wednesday, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecArmy\/status\/1950580548029595746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ordered<\/a> West Point to terminate the employment of President Biden&rsquo;s recently hired censorship czar.<\/p>\n<p>The revelation came following a now unavailable Tuesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:7356103958228082688\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announcement<\/a> from the academy that Jen Easterly, the former director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/cisa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cybersecurity &amp; Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)<\/a>, would be serving as the new Robert F. McDermott Distinguished Chair within the school&rsquo;s Department of Social Sciences. Easterly graduated from West Point in 1990.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1912405386\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;A Homecoming Worth Celebrating,&rdquo; West Point Dean Shane Reeves <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DeanUsma\/status\/1950251152311755197\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a> in a now unavailable X post congratulating Easterly. &ldquo;Welcome home!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters body-xs m-0 text-start\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span>screenshot\/x       <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Easterly led CISA from July 2021 to January 2025, a time period during which she oversaw the agency&rsquo;s efforts to censor Americans. <\/p>\n<p>As described in a June 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/new-report-reveals-cisa-tried-cover-censorship-practices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report<\/a> by the House Judiciary Committee, CISA was originally founded in 2018 &ldquo;to be an ancillary agency designed to protect &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/idaho-sos-partners-with-cisa-in-the-name-of-election-security\/\" title=\"Idaho SOS Partners With ... In The Name Of &#039;Election Security&#039;\">critical infrastructure&#038;rsquo<\/a>; and guard against cybersecurity threats.&rdquo; In the years that followed, however, it &ldquo;metastasized into the nerve center of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-judge-grants-gop-lawmaker-standing-to-sue-biden-administration-over-unrwa-funding-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Texas judge grants GOP lawmaker standing to sue Biden administration over UNRWA funding - Washington Examiner\">federal government&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s domestic surveillance and censorship operations on social media.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>A separate House committee report released later that year showed that CISA <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/11\/07\/government-censorship-op-targeted-the-federalists-mollie-hemingway-sean-davis-during-2020-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">colluded<\/a> with Stanford University to pressure Big Tech companies into censoring prominent conservative voices &mdash; including The Federalist&rsquo;s Mollie Hemingway and Sean Davis &mdash; leading up to the 2020 election. The agency&rsquo;s censorship operations would continue to grow under Easterly&rsquo;s tenure, with House lawmakers <a href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/republicans-judiciary.house.gov\/files\/evo-media-document\/cisa-staff-report6-26-23.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">noting<\/a> its efforts to &ldquo;camouflage its activities&rdquo; from the public by 2022 and 2023. <\/p>\n<p>In addition to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecArmy\/status\/1950580548029595746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ordering<\/a> Easterly&rsquo;s termination, Driscoll instructed West Point to &ldquo;immediately pause all non-governmental and outside groups from selecting employees of the Academy, including instructors, professors, teachers, and shaping academic or developmental lectures.&rdquo; He further requested the chair of West Point&rsquo;s Board of Visitors to &ldquo;conduct an immediate top-down review of the United States Military Academy&rsquo;s hiring practices.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell released a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SeanParnellUSA\/status\/1950590519513321646\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a> responding to Driscoll&rsquo;s announcement, saying, &ldquo;We&rsquo;re in the business of warfighting.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re not turning cadets into censorship activists. We&rsquo;re turning them into warriors &amp; leaders,&rdquo; Parnell said. &ldquo;Our future officers will get the most elite training so that America can continue to dominate on the battlefield.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When pressed for additional comment, Defense Department spokesman Joshua Wick referred The Federalist to the Army and West Point for more information on &ldquo;their hiring actions.&rdquo; The Army and West Point did not immediately respond to The Federalist&rsquo;s requests for comment. <\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. 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