Authored by Owen Evans via The Epoch Times,
The White House said on Monday it nominated Michael LoSapio to lead America's premier cyber defense agency. If confirmed by the Senate, LoSapio will take over from the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) acting director, Nick Andersen.
CISA, which leads the national effort to understand, manage, and reduce risk to cyber and physical infrastructure, has lacked a Senate-confirmed leader for almost 22 months, since Jen Easterly resigned in January 2025.
LoSapio's nomination comes after large-scale breaches at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the FBI were disclosed in the past few months.
According to his LinkedIn profile, he has served as Palantir's chief information security officer (CISO) since September 2024. Since 2017, he has led the company's infrastructure and network security group.
President Donald Trump nominated Sean Plankey as CISA chief in March 2025. However, Plankey withdrew his name from Senate consideration in April this year.
When Democrats take control of both legislative chambers, including the Senate, in January, they can block or delay Trump nominees.
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