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Office of the National Cyber Director

Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the second Trump administration speaks during a Senate Committee on the Budget hearing to examine the President’s fiscal year 2027 budget proposal in Capitol Hill on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

White House charts new course for federal agencies and cybersecurity logging

A Trump administration memo published last week replaces one from its predecessor, with at least one analyst fearful of potential harmful results.
Sean Cairncross, as CEO of the Millenium Challenge Corporation, speaks onstage during the 2019 Concordia Annual Summit in New York City. (Photo by Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit)

Sean Cairncross’ cybersecurity agenda: less regulation, more cooperation

Cut the regulatory burden, boost information sharing, and get Congress moving: that’s the pitch as the White House readies a new cyber strategy.
Ivanka Trump, daughter of President Donald Trump, accompanied by Sean Cairncross, then-CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, tours ISMALA, a Moroccan institute specializing in aeronautic industries and civil aviation logistics in Casablanca with its director Loubna Tricha on November 8, 2019. (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump picks Sean Cairncross for national cyber director

If confirmed by the Senate, he would become just the third permanent leader of the Office of the National Cyber Director.
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