CISA is getting a new acting director after less than a year

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which is portion of the Department of Homeland Security, is getting a caller acting director, arsenic reported by ABC, little than a twelvemonth aft Madhu Gottumukkala took complaint of the agency as lawman director and acting head successful May 2025.

CISA’s executive adjunct head for cybersecurity, Nick Andersen, will go the agency’s caller acting head while Gottumkkala will now beryllium serving arsenic head of strategical implementation astatine DHS. The activity alteration comes conscionable a period aft reports that Gottumkkala uploaded delicate documents to ChatGPT. Gottumkkala had requested typical support to usage ChatGPT, contempt the AI being off-limits for different DHS employees.

Gottumkkala’s departure follows a downturn astatine CISA complete the past twelvemonth arsenic the agency has been “gutted and politicized” by the Trump administration, resulting successful fund cuts, layoffs, and wavering spot from section leaders. CISA is besides still without a Senate-confirmed director. Trump nominated Sean Plankey for the domiciled past year, past renominated him successful January. Plankey antecedently served successful the first Trump administration.