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Trump taps Palantir security chief to run battered US cyber defense agency
The Register · By Carly Page ·
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- President Donald Trump has nominated Michael LoSapio, a Palantir executive, to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
- The nomination was announced on Monday, 2026-11-10.
- The Senate vote is uncertain because it falls in a lame-duck session.
Why it matters
CISA leadership sets the direction of the US civilian cyber defense agency, whose guidance and tools many developers and operators rely on. The outcome of this nomination depends on an uncertain Senate vote.
Who’s affected
- US federal cybersecurity community
- Organizations that rely on CISA guidance
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President Donald Trump has nominated Palantir security chief Michael LoSapio to lead CISA, putting an executive from the controversial government supplier in line to run America's civilian cyber defense agency. The nomination , announced on Monday, could end CISA's nearly…
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