Bridget Bean, the executive director of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), announced her retirement, leaving the agency without a Senate-confirmed leader. She had previously served as CISA's acting director for five months and spent three and a half years in the agency overall, having a total of over three decades in federal service. CISA's new acting director is Madhu Gottumukkala, while Senate confirmation for Sean Plankey as permanent director awaits a vote amid concerns over telecommunications security.
CISA's executive leadership page now lists Gottumukkala as its acting director, and the agency remains without a Senate-confirmed leader. President Trump nominated Sean Plankey to serve as the agency's director, and his nomination is scheduled for consideration by the Senate's Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee today.
At the time of her departure, Bean had spent three and a half years with CISA and more than three decades with the federal government, including a job as the Federal Emergency Management Agency's third-ranking official.
"My time at CISA has been truly remarkable," she wrote. "Having had the privilege to serve as the Senior Official Performing the Duties of Director of CISA for 5 months has been a profound honor."
CISA spokesperson Marci McCarthy, in a statement emailed to The Register, said the agency "extends its sincere appreciation to Executive Director Bridget Bean for more than three decades of dedicated service to the federal government."
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