No, that’s not the acting head of the Social Security Administration. That’s a former CISA employee.

As CISA removes anti-disinformation personnel, one of its own former employees has fallen victim to a case of mistaken identity.

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Trump picks Sean Cairncross for national cyber director

Cairncross doesn’t have any obvious major cyber experience, but has served at the RNC and White House.

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National Cyber Director Harry Coker looks back (and ahead) on the Cyber Director office

It’s made real strides, but there’s a lot more that it could be doing, he said, and more that needs to be done.

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Trio of South Dakota politicians set to have bigger roles on cybersecurity

The little-populated state is seeing its governor and two senators move into key positions to influence cyber policy.

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Task force unveils cyber recommendations for the next president

The 40-member panel has suggestions for whoever wins, from how to handle regulations to deterring malicious hackers.

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Exclusive: House Homeland Security chair releases, pushes forth cyber workforce bill

CyberScoop has the full details of the legislation, under which Rep. Mark Green wants to establish an ROTC-like program and more.

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Cyber Command leader says budget powers are shaving time to complete tasks that once took years

One example, said Gen. Timothy Haugh, was moving $140 million swiftly for training improvements.

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Who would be the cyber pros in a second Trump term?

If elected again, the former president might draw both on returning officials and yet-untapped pockets of talent.

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Bipartisan Senate bill would promote cybersecurity apprenticeship programs

The legislation aims to grow the cyber workforce under a Department of Labor-managed grants program for apprentices.

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