Senate adjourns without confirming CISA director
Sean Plankey’s nomination faltered as lawmakers ran out the clock after a tumultuous year of workforce reductions. The cyberdefense agency enters the new year without a permanent leader as the White House finalizes a sweeping national cyber strategy.
As the Senate closed its doors for the Christmas holiday, lawmakers left town without confirming Sean Plankey to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, extending a leadership vacu… [+3960 chars]