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Trump resubmits Sean Plankey for CISA director<\/a><\/p>\n

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday re-nominated Sean Plankey, a former National Security Council and Energy Department cyber official, to be the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, setting up another showdown with the lawmakers who blocked Plankey\u2019s nomination last year.
\nPlankey, who is currently serving as a senior adviser to the secretary of homeland security working on Coast Guard issues, would be CISA\u2019s first director since the end of the Biden administration, and the stakes of his nomination have only grown over the past year, as the leaderless agency has weathered multiple crises.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Trump originally tapped Plankey in March 2025, but the nomination stalled \u2014 and eventually expired at the end of year \u2014 after both Democratic and Republican senators placed holds on it. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said he would block Plankey\u2019s confirmation until CISA released a report on telecommunications security vulnerabilities, while Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., placed a hold over Coast Guard shipbuilding issues. Other senators\u2019 holds on all Department of Homeland Security nominees also snared Plankey\u2019s nomination.
\nIn the year that CISA has spent without a Senate-confirmed director, the agency\u2019s reputation and capabilities have significantly eroded. Key staffers have left, an entire division has been gutted and vital operations have faltered. Program changes, workforce cuts and travel restrictions have disrupted CISA\u2019s partnerships and alienated onetime allies.
\nCyber experts and business leaders say the turmoil at CISA makes it all the more important for the Senate to confirm Plankey, who is generally well regarded in the security community.
\n\u201cSean was a great pick,\u201d said Jeff Greene, who served as a top CISA official during the Biden administration. \u201cHaving political leadership is important when so much of the activity of agencies right now is being managed at the political level.\u201d
\nCISA \u201cneeds stable leadership and predictable funding to attract, recruit, and retain top talent,\u201d said John Miller, an executive at the Information Technology Industry Council, a leading tech trade group.<\/p>\n

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