Trump nominates new cybersecurity head as agency reviews election work

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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 alleged that CISA had drifted “far off mission.”

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