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Trump nominates Palantir security chief Michael LoSapio to lead CISA

US President Donald Trump gestures after participating in a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 9, 2026. Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images

ByDavid DiMolfetta,
Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW

November 9, 2026 10:26 PM ET

If confirmed, the cybersecurity executive would take over an agency rebuilding after workforce cuts and nearly 22 months without a permanent director.

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President Donald Trump nominated Palantir’s chief information security officer, Michael LoSapio, to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Monday, seeking to fill a leadership vacancy that has stretched through nearly two years of staffing cuts and other changes to the agency.

LoSapio would oversee the federal government’s main civilian cyberdefense unit, which helps protect agency networks and works with operators of water systems, power grids, telecommunications networks and other critical infrastructure to prevent and respond to attacks.

He...

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