WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) – The White House said on Monday that it has nominated Michael Losapio to serve as the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
LoSapio will succeed Acting CISA Director Nick Anderson.
The agency has been without a Senate-confirmed leader for nearly 22 months—a period marked by intensifying, AI-driven cyber threats that have placed immense pressure on cybersecurity defenders both within and outside the government.
CISA—the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, tasked with protecting civilian networks from hackers and spies—has seen its workforce shrink by approximately one-third since the start of the Trump administration in 2025.
LoSapio’s nomination follows the disclosure of three major data breaches over the past three months, involving the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, and the Pentagon.
LoSapio, the Chief Information Security Officer at Palantir Technologies (PLTR.O), did not immediately respond to a request for comment.