"Plankey was nominated in February, but the confirmation process has faced numerous procedural hurdles and was slowed further during the recent government shutdown. A new obstacle from Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., that surfaced earlier this month prompted DHS officials and industry stakeholders to mount a last-minute effort to bring Plankey to the finish line, but limited calendar time remaining this year means the nomination could fail within the next week."
"If that happens, President Donald Trump would have to renominate Plankey, unless he decides to choose someone else for the role. The White House has not made any public indication on what direction it will go. On stage at the event, Garbarino said "hopefully [the confirmation] is soon," because part of his committee's priorities involve working with the cyberdefense agency on areas like regulatory harmonization and information-sharing authorities."
Sean Plankey remains unconfirmed to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency after a February nomination that stalled amid procedural hurdles and the recent government shutdown. A new objection from Sen. Rick Scott prompted DHS officials and industry stakeholders to mount a last-minute effort, but limited congressional calendar time could let the nomination fail within a week. Failure would require renomination by President Donald Trump or selection of another candidate. Committee priorities include regulatory harmonization and expanded information-sharing authorities with the cyberdefense agency. Congress temporarily restored the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 through Jan. 30, reviving legal protections for private-sector threat data sharing.
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