Nextgov Trump's CISA Nominee Sean Plankey Removed from Coast Guard Role
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Sean Plankey, the Trump nominee for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), was removed from his position as a senior adviser at the Department of Homeland Security and escorted out of the U.S. Coast Guard headquarters. The circumstances surrounding his removal remain unclear, but he is still under consideration to lead CISA.
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