Trump’s pick to run US cyber agency CISA asks to drop out

CISA, the U.S. federal cybersecurity agency, is left without a clear permanent leader after Sean Plankey requested to withdraw his nomination to run the agency. Plankey cited a hold-up in the Senate, which is required to hold a vote to approve his appointment. He previously served as a senior advisor to Coast Guard leadership. Nick Andersen has been the acting director of CISA since February