Jen Easterly, CISA Director, to Step Down on Inauguration Day

Other Biden administration appointees at CISA will also submit their resignations on Jan. 20, as the cyber-defense agency prepares for President-elect Trumps new DHS director.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has confirmed that
Jen Easterly
, director of the agency, will step down from her position on President-elect Donald Trumps Inauguration Day.
Other political appointees of President Biden will follow suit with their own resignations as the agency prepares for a second Trump administration.
When Easterly was first nominated for the position by the Biden administration, she filled an eight-month vacancy after then-President Trump
fired the agencys first director, Chris Krebs
, for denouncing the administrations false claims of a rigged 2020 US election.
During her time as CISA director, Easterly oversaw prominent moments within the cybersecurity field, such as the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack that sent shockwaves throughout the industry and prompted significant change within critical infrastructure security practices. She also led CISA in ushering in new cybersecurity initiatives, such as
Secure by Design
and CISAs
resiliency playbook
to provide guidance and improve critical infrastructure security.
It remains unclear what Easterlys plans are after leaving CISA. However, former President Trump has nominated South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees CISA. Its unclear what CISAs future holds, as some Republican lawmakers have called for restricting the scope of its mission and, in some cases, for its
elimination
.

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