President Donald Trump named Sean Plankey to lead the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. CISA operates under the Department of Homeland Security, where Secretary Kristi Noem promised to “rein” in the agency.

The Trump administration has cut millions of dollars in federal funding from two cybersecurity initiatives, including one dedicated to helping state and local election officials.

President Trump has nominated Sean Plankey, a veteran cyber official from his first administration, to run the lead U.S. cyber agency, according to a list of nominations sent to Congress. Why it matters: If confirmed,

President Donald Trump has nominated Sean Plankey, former director for cyber policy at the National Security Council, to serve as director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The White House announced Plankey’s nomination in a post published Tuesday.