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Trump to nominate former RNC official to be national cyber director

President Donald Trump has selected Sean Cairncross to be his National Cyber Director, as reported by multiple sources.
Cairncross lacks major cyber-related experience but provided counsel on national security during his time in the Trump administration.
If confirmed by the Senate, Cairncross will replace Harry Coker as the third permanent leader of the Office of the National Cyber Director since its establishment.
Cairncross's only exposure to cybersecurity policy comes from his role as a senior visiting fellow at Purdue University's Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy.

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Trump to nominate former RNC official to be national cyber director

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Trump to nominate Sean Cairncross as national cyber director

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Trump picks Sean Cairncross for national cyber director

President Donald Trump has selected Sean Cairncross — a former White House and Republican National Committee official and the former CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, a federal foreign aid agency — to be his national cyber director. Cairncross hasn’t held any major cyber-related positions, but during his time in the Trump White House as deputy assistant to the president and senior White House adviser to the chief of staff, he is said …

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President Trump To Nominate Former RNC Official As National Cyber Director

President Donald Trump reportedly will nominate Sean Cairncross, former chief operating officer of the Republican National Committee (RNC), as the new head of the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD), according to multiple reports. Cairncross’s name apparently was mentioned in a list of planned White House nominees for various posts in the administration obtained by Politico, Axios, and other media outlets. As national cyber director, Ca…

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