"A Monday letter undersigned by over 100 cybersecurity professionals asks the Senate to confirm Defense Department Chief Information Officer nominee Kirsten Davies to her post as swiftly as possible. The letter, obtained by Nextgov/FCW, is addressed to Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Jack Reed, D-R.I., the top lawmakers on the Senate Armed Services Committee, and says Davies is "a leader we know personally and professionally.""
"Davies has held IT and cybersecurity roles at major firms, including Unilever, the Estée Lauder Companies and Booz Allen Hamilton. She is also the co-founder and CEO of the Institute for Cyber, a digital safety nonprofit. In addition, she has been a member of the National Security Institute's Cyber and Tech Security Council at George Mason University's Antonin Scalia Law School."
Over 100 cybersecurity professionals asked the Senate to confirm Kirsten Davies as Defense Department Chief Information Officer as swiftly as possible. The group described Davies as a leader with a steady hand in high-stakes situations who leads with conviction and humility and can earn trust, build teams, and navigate complexity. President Donald Trump nominated Davies in May. Davies is expected to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee alongside other nominees. Davies held IT and cybersecurity roles at Unilever, the Estée Lauder Companies and Booz Allen Hamilton, co-founded and leads the Institute for Cyber, and served on George Mason University's National Security Institute Cyber and Tech Security Council. Katie Arrington is performing Pentagon CIO duties in the interim.
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