WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 21: Ha Nguyen McNeill, senior official performing the duties of the administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, testifies during the DHS oversight hearing in the Cannon House office building on January 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing covered a full oversight into the Department of Homeland Security, CISA, TSA and S&T. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
(L-R) Rep. Nick LaLota R-N.Y., Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, 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)
New presidents bring new policies. But amid rapidly expanding cyber threats, steady leadership at the federal agencies charged with securing critical infrastructure is, well, critical. David Pekoske,…
Katherine Rawls, the Department of Transportation’s director of sector cyber engagement, participates in a Scoop News Group-produced GDIT event on Dec. 3, 2024, in Washington, D.C. Also pictured are John Garstka, left, cyber warfare director at DOD’s Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment, Dr. Matthew Rogers, right, industrial control systems expert at CISA, and Dr. Emma Stewart, second from right, chief power grid scientist & research strategist at the Idaho National Laboratory. (Scoop News Group photo)