Army rescinds former Biden official's West Point job offer, orders school to review hiring practices

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll on Wednesday ordered the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to rescind its job offer to former Biden administration Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly and review its hiring practices.

Easterly, who is a West Point graduate and Rhodes Scholar, was expected to serve as the next Robert F. McDermott Distinguished Chair in the school’s Department of Social Sciences. 

Driscoll did not state his reason for pulling the job offer, but also directed the school to immediately pause its selection of staff at the school by groups outside the federal government.

"I have immediately directed West Point to: 1. Rescind Jen Easterly’s offer to serve as the McDermott Chair 2. Pause outside groups from selecting Academy employees or instructors," the secretary posted to X. "I have also asked the Chair of the West Point Board of Visitors to conduct a full review of the Academy’s hiring practices."

Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell also confirmed the move in a subsequent post on X, stating that the military was turning West Point students into "warriors and leaders," not "censorship activists."

"We’re in the business of warfighting," Parnell continued. "Our future officers will get the most elite training so that America can continue to dominate on the battlefield."

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.