"President Donald Trump re-nominated Sean Plankey to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the White House said Tuesday, after the nomination failed to clear the full Senate at the end of last year. Plankey's name was listed alongside dozens of other nominees that Trump had sent to the Senate. CISA is located within the Department of Homeland Security and is responsible for defending federal networks and critical infrastructure across the country."
"CISA's current acting director, Madhu Gottumukkala, is also being scrutinized by congressional Democrats after a Politico report last month showed he failed a polygraph exam that may have been wrongfully administered. Plankey, a former Energy Department cybersecurity official in Trump's first term, had faced multiple holds to his nomination in the Senate throughout last year, some tied to broader political disputes rather than cybersecurity policy itself."
President Donald Trump re-nominated Sean Plankey to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency after his prior nomination failed to clear the full Senate. CISA is housed within the Department of Homeland Security and defends federal networks and critical infrastructure. The agency has been without a permanent director for a year and lost roughly a third of its workforce amid administration spending reviews. Plankey served as an Energy Department cybersecurity official in Trump's first term and is currently a senior adviser in the Coast Guard. His confirmation faces holds tied to broader political disputes and contracting controversies, and CISA leadership will coincide with a midterm election year and scrutiny over election security.
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