Plankey Pulls Nomination, CISA Acting Director Stays

0:00On April 22nd, Sean Planky, President Trump's pick to run the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, just pulled his name from. Consideration after 13 months of waiting, he wrote a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wayne Mullin and the White House, saying the Senate won't confirm him and his wife Ann Young Kids. Need more stability from their husband and dad? The nomination hit a wall thanks to a hole from Senator Rick Scott of Florida over a Coast Guard shipbuilding contract. Planky, a former Coast Guard officer, got the initial nod back in March 2025, cleared the Homeland Security Committee 9-6, and got re-nominated this past January. While stuck in limbo, he worked as a senior adviser to then-DHS Secretary Christy Noam on Coast Guard matters. Before that, during Trump's first term, Planky handled Cybersecurity at the National Security Council and the Energy Department. The ISA guards civilian government systems from hacks and cyber threats, but it's faced

1:00heat from some Republicans over its role in defending the 20. 20 election from foreign meddling. Remember, Trump fired the old chief Christopher Krebs for calling it secure and over 130 jobs, got cut early in this second term. Right now, Nick Anderson stays on his acting director and can hold the spot for months while the White House lines up the next nominee. Planky says he backs whoever comes next and wants America to keep winning on cyber defense. National news, powered by AI. This is U.S. News Today.