President Donald Trump named Sean Plankey to lead the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. CISA operates under the Department of Homeland Security, where Secretary Kristi Noem promised to “rein” in the agency.

The Trump administration has cut millions of dollars in federal funding from two cybersecurity initiatives, including one dedicated to helping state and local election officials.

Donald Trump is known for peddling conspiracy theories about election security, yet his administration cut funding for two cybersecurity initiatives, including one focused on election security.

President Trump has nominated Sean Plankey, a veteran cyber official from his first administration, to run the lead U.S. cyber agency, according to a list of nominations sent to Congress. Why it matters: If confirmed,

The Department of Homeland Security announced the termination of Election Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center, which helped state officials monitor potential election interference.

President Donald Trump has nominated Sean Plankey to serve as the chief of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, according to a notice on Congress' website. Plankey, a former Coast Guard officer who served as director for cyber policy in the first Trump White House,