CISA restructuring plan release date unknown and likely to be slowed by Plankey nomination

The acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency told employees on Wednesday that it is unclear when a plan to reduce and restructure the agency’s workforce will be finalized. 

The plan has been drafted but it needs to be reviewed by the Department of Homeland Security, the White House and the Office of Personnel Management, acting Director Bridget Bean said.

Some 1,300 people are expected to be cut from CISA’s ranks. Much remains unknown, but the National Risk Management Center (NRMC), which analyzes risks to cyber and critical infrastructure, is expected to face significant reductions.

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