More suicides at U.S. spy, cyber agencies scrutinized by Congress
At least 11 National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command workers died by suicide over roughly the past year, officials and public records say.
A recent surge in suicides among National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command personnel has come under scrutiny from Congress. At least 11 workers from these electronic spying and hacking agencies lost their lives over the past year, surpassing prior estimates. This alarming trend has prompted questions from White House and congressional officials who have privately discussed the matter with their leaders.
Military commanders have responded by implementing measures to manage excessive work hours and enhance mental health services for intelligence officers and government hackers, whose workload has intensified due to ongoing foreign conflicts. From early June to early July alone, five individuals affiliated with the NSA or Cyber Command took their own lives, a sequence of events that led military officials to classify it as a suicide cluster.
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