Trump renominates Sean Plankey for CISA director

President Donald Trump has renominated Sean Plankey to be the next director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency — a move that largely puts to rest any speculation that the White House is exploring other candidates for the post.

In a bare bones press release Tuesday afternoon, the White House included Plankey’s name in a list of more than 60 presidential nominees it is sending to the Senate for confirmation. CISA did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Plankey’s nomination.

The announcement is an unambiguous vote of confidence for Plankey, a former senior National Security Council and Energy Department official in Trump’s first term. It also comes at a volatile moment for CISA, which experienced major cuts over the past year. The cyber defense agency has been operating since Trump’s return to office without a full-time chief, and its current acting director, Madhu Gottumukkala, is facing rising scrutiny from Democrats in Congress following POLITICO’s reporting on a failed polygraph exam.

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