Trump nominates Palantir CISO Michael LoSapio to lead CISA
Original title: Trump picks Palantir’s LoSapio to head CISA
CISA has had no Senate-confirmed director this term after Sean Plankey withdrew in April, and Democrats may resist LoSapio.
President Donald Trump on Monday nominated Michael LoSapio, chief information security officer at Palantir, to direct the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. CISA has lacked a Senate-confirmed director throughout Trump’s second term after Sean Plankey withdrew in April. Republicans control the Senate until January, while Democrats have scrutinized Palantir’s Department of Homeland Security work. Nominating a director could also pause the legal clock on acting director Nick Andersen.
Unconfirmed: Senate confirmation is not assured, and expected Democratic resistance has not yet been tested in a vote.
- Sean Plankey’s nomination stalled for more than a year before he withdrew in April.
- Sen. Ron Wyden had held Plankey pending a public telecom cybersecurity report.
- A lame-duck Senate session began Monday, with Republican control until January.
- Andersen was nearing the legal limit on serving as acting director.
- The administration had been expected to seek a nominee from a high-profile tech firm.
- Vendors
- Palantir
- Organizations
- CISA
- Countries
- United States
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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has gone without a Senate-confirmed director for all of Trump’s second term, and Michael LoSapio could face resistance, too. The post Trump picks Palantir’s LoSapio to head CISA appeared first on CyberScoop.
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