Trump cyber nominees expected to testify

A pair of nominees chosen to lead President Donald Trump’s core cybersecurity offices are expected to testify before a Senate panel next week, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Sean Plankey — tapped to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in March — will appear before the Senate Homeland Security Committee on June 5, according to the people, who both spoke on the condition of anonymity because the schedule isn’t yet public. Sean Cairncross, picked to be the National Cyber Director, will also testify, one of the people said.

In the latter part of Trump’s first term as president, Plankey served as principal deputy assistant secretary for the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response at the Department of Energy, overseeing energy sector engagement, preparedness, response efforts and research aimed at safeguarding U.S. energy infrastructure.

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