CISA nominee Plankey backs reauthorizing info-sharing law amid questions over censorship

Sean Plankey, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, emphasized the importance at a July 24 confirmation hearing of reauthorizing a critical info-sharing law set to expire on Sept. 30, while facing questions over censorship and the role of the agency.

“The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is mandated to follow the congressional direction to secure…federal civilian executive branch computer systems and then also protect the critical infrastructure of the United States,” Plankey said in response...