Acting head of the nation’s cyber agency reassigned amid rising congressional scrutiny

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is shaking up its leadership following months of instability.

Madhu Gottumukkala, the former acting director, is taking on a new role as DHS’s director of strategic implementation, according to a Department of Homeland Security official. He was appointed deputy director of the agency by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem last spring.

Nick Anderson, the executive assistant director for cybersecurity at CISA, will step in as CISA’s acting director while the agency waits for a Senate-confirmed director, the official added.

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