Karen Evans steps into a leading federal cyber position: executive assistant director for cybersecurity at CISA – CyberScoop
Federal IT and cyber government veteran Karen Evans is the new executive assistant director for cybersecurity at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
It’s one of the most prominent cyber jobs in the federal government, previously held by Jeff Greene and Eric Goldstein. A description of the post on the CISA website says that the position “leads CISA’s mission to protect and strengthen federal civilian agencies and the nation’s critical infrastructure against cyber threats.”
It makes her the leader of the cybersecurity half of the agency’s name.
A CISA spokesperson confirmed the appointment. Evans said on LinkedIn three weeks ago that she had joined CISA in an unspecified capacity.
She most recently had been managing director at the Cyber Readiness Institute but has extensive experience in several federal agencies.
She has been chief information officer at the Homeland Security Department, assistant secretary for cybersecurity, energy security and emergency response at the Energy Department and the administrator of e-government and information technology at the Office of Management and Budget.
President Donald Trump hasn’t yet selected an overall leader for CISA, although Sean Plankey has reportedly been in line for the Senate-confirmed job. But Evans’ appointment is the latest key position to get a name attached to it among top cyber jobs in the administration.
The administration recently named Sean Cairncross as its pick for the Senate-confirmed position of national cyber director. It also picked Alexei Bulazel as senior director for cyber at the National Security Council.
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