Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has fired two dozen Federal Emergency Management Agency IT employees, including top leaders, for allegedly neglecting security protocols and compromising sensitive data.

A DHS press release Friday claims a routine cybersecurity review uncovered major vulnerabilities that allowed a “threat actor” to breach FEMA’s network. While the breach was detected before any sensitive data was extracted, an investigation found that security lapses enabled the intrusion, the release states.

CNN has reached out to DHS, which oversees FEMA, for more details.

Noem criticized FEMA’s IT leadership, calling their actions “incompetence” and accusing them of downplaying the breach and obstructing DHS efforts to resolve it.

“These deep-state individuals were more inte

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