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April 27, 2025

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Trump revokes security clearance of former CISA Director Krebs, calls for review of his agency activities

By Sara Friedman / April 9, 2025

President Trump has signed a memorandum to revoke the security clearance of Chris Krebs, who served as the first director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and ordered a review of his activities at the agency.

The Order directs the head of every federal agency to immediately revoke any active security clearance held by Krebs,” according to an April 9 fact sheet from the White House.

The fact sheet says, “The Order also suspends any active security...


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