Senate confirms Sean Cairncross to be national cyber director under Trump

Sean Cairncross, then-CEO Millenium Challenge Corporation, speaks onstage during the 2019 Concordia Annual Summit on September 24, 2019 in New York City. He's now the national cyber director. Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit

The Senate confirmed Sean Cairncross to serve as national cyber director in a 59-35 vote on Saturday night, making him the first Senate-approved cybersecurity official of President Donald Trump’s second term.

Cairncross is a former Republican National Committee official and was CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation agency during Trump’s first term. As national cyber director, he will be tasked with overseeing an office first stood up under the Biden administration, which serves as the key White House cyber policy interlocutor across federal agencies and Capitol Hill. 

“I want to thank President Trump for this opportunity. It is an incredible honor to serve our country and this President as the National Cyber ...