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Trump nominee to lead nation's cyber agency removed from post as senior DHS adviser

  • Nicole Sganga--CBS News
  • published date: 2026-03-04 20:01:33 UTC

Although Sean Plankey's access badge was taken and he was escorted out of Coast Guard headquarters Monday, he remains the nominee to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, sources said.

Sean Plankey, the Department of Homeland Security senior adviser and Trump nominee to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, was escorted out of the U.S. Coast Guard headquarters … [+4993 chars]