US EditionDonald Trump nominates Sean Plankey to head cyber agency CISA
- President Donald Trump has nominated Sean Plankey to lead the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, known as CISA, on Tuesday.
- CISA was established in 2018 and is responsible for protecting critical infrastructure, including voting systems and nuclear power plants.
- CISA officials have stated they did not engage in censorship, focusing instead on combating misinformation related to the 2020 election.
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stated during her confirmation hearing that CISA had strayed 'far off mission' and she pledged to work with senators to address this.
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Trump nominates new cybersecurity head as agency reviews election work
President Donald Trump named Sean Plankey to lead the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. CISA operates under the Department of Homeland Security, where Secretary Kristi Noem promised to “rein” in the agency. During her confirmation hearing in January, Noem…
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White House nominates top leaders for CISA, other DHS components
A former Energy Department and National Security Council official has been tapped to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. President Donald Trump today formally nominated Sean Plankey to serve as director of CISA. Plankey’s name was included among a slew of nominations sent to the Senate. During Trump’s first term, Plankey served as principal deputy assistant secretary for Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security an…
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