Kristi Noem Archives

Sean Plankey, of Pennsylvania, responds to questioning during Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearings to examine his nomination to be Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, of the Department of Homeland Security, in the Dirksen Senate office building, in Washington, DC, on Wednesday July 24, 2025. (Mattie Neretin/CNP/Sipa USA)

Sean Plankey re-nominated to lead CISA

President Donald Trump resubmitted his nomination Tuesday after it stalled in the Senate last year.

Jan 13, 2026 By Tim Starks

Sean Plankey nomination to lead CISA appears to be over after Thursday vote

A hold from Sen. Rick Scott, R- Fla., over a Coast Guard contract appears to be the major reason why.

Dec 4, 2025 By Tim Starks

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CISA work not ‘degraded’ by Trump administration cuts, top agency official says

Nick Andersen rebutted criticisms from industry, state and local governments and the Hill about where CISA capabilities stand.

Sep 11, 2025 By Tim Starks

Image showing the Colonial Pipeline Houston Station facility in Pasadena, Texas (Photo by Francois PICARD / AFP) (Photo by FRANCOIS PICARD/AFP via Getty Images)

CISA pushes final cyber incident reporting rule to May 2026

The agency will consider streamlining the CIRCIA rule and finding ways to deconflict with other cyber regulations.

Sep 8, 2025 By Tim Starks

Plankey vows to boot China from U.S. supply chain, advocate for CISA budget

But Trump’s pick to lead CISA sidestepped questions about alleged past or future election manipulation claims.

Jul 24, 2025 By Tim Starks

(L-R) Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Tex., Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. and Rep. Andrew Garbarino R-N.Y. listen during a hearing with the House Committee on Homeland Security on Jan. 30, 2024. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Rep. Garbarino: Ending CISA mobile app security program for feds sends ‘wrong signal’

CyberScoop is first to report on the letter to DHS from the chair of a cybersecurity subcommittee, which also addresses CISA’s role as lead coordinator with the…

Jun 5, 2025 By Tim Starks

Four Senate Democrats call on DHS to reinstate Cyber Safety Review Board membership

The lawmakers say the January purge has left the United States blind on the nature of the historic Salt Typhoon telecommunications breach.

May 30, 2025 By Tim Starks

‘Whatever we did was not enough’: How Salt Typhoon slipped through the government’s blind spots

Seven sources tell CyberScoop that a lack of coordination and miscommunication between federal agencies and the telecommunications industry left critical networks exposed to the Chinese hacking group.

May 20, 2025 By Tim Starks

Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill on Feb. 5. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

DHS won’t tell Congress how many people it’s cut from CISA

Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., leveled that charge at DHS Secretary Kristi Noem at a hearing Wednesday.

May 14, 2025 By Tim Starks

Chair Katie Britt, R-Ala. (R), and Ranking Member Christopher Murphy, D-Conn., (L) appear as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on May 8. Noem testified before the Homeland Security Subcommittee about her department’s FY 2026 budget request. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Sen. Murphy: Trump administration has ‘illegally gutted funding for cybersecurity’

He’s the latest Democrat who sits on an appropriations panel to sharply criticize CISA personnel reductions and proposed funding cuts.

May 8, 2025 By Tim Starks